# EVENFLO CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT
> NHTSA complaint `72889` · 1997-03-31 · Evenflo Company, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** EVENFLO
- **Model:** CHILD SAFETY SEAT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Evenflo Company, Inc.
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT
## Narrative
EVENFLO MODEL 251, DOM 09-96, 5 PT. SYSTEM, CHILD RECEIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS, BRANDING L SHAPE ON OUTER THIGH AREA DUE TO OVERHEATING OF METAL LATCH BUCKLE ON HARNESS WHICH SNAPS BETWEEN  LEG ABOVE JUST ABOVE CHILD'S THIGH, WAS TREATED IN PHYSICIANS EMERGENCY ROOM,  A TOWEL WAS APPLIED TO SEAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS SITTING UNDER SUNLIGHT.   *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*