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EVENFLO EMBRACE — CHILD SEAT

1 injured · 796109 · 2010-06-28

Vehicle

Make
EVENFLO
Model
EMBRACE
Year
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Component
CHILD SEAT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WE HAVE AN EVENFLO INFANT CARRIER MODEL NUMBER 4851952A. IT WAS MANUFACTURED ON AUGUST 5, 2009. THE SEATBELT LOOPS ON THE TOP SIDES CATCH MY INFANT'S FINGERS AND LEAVE SORES. HE FREQUENTLY GETS HIS FINGERS STUCK WHILE I AM DRIVING, AND CAN NOT GET THEM OUT. WE HAVE HAD TO PUT FABRIC INSIDE OF THEM SO HE CAN'T GET HIS HANDS INSIDE. THIS OCCURS VERY OFTEN; PRACTICALLY EVERY TIME THAT I PUT HIM IN THE CARSEAT. LIKE I STATED BEFORE, THEY LEAVE RED SORES ON HIS THUMBS, AND MAKE HIM VERY UPSET AND HE CRIES AND PANICS WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. OFTEN WHEN WE ARE DONE DRIVING AND GO TO GET HIM OUT OF THE CARSEAT, HIS HANDS AND PARTICULARLY HIS THUMBS ARE CAUGHT WITHIN THE SEATBELT LOOPS ON THE TOP SIDES OF THE INFANT CARRIER. THEY HAVE LEFT SORES ON HIS THUMBS AND MAKE HIM VERY UPSET. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10340486
Machine
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