# COSCO CHILD SAFETY SEAT — CHILD SEAT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `84968` · 1997-08-26 · COSCO, INC.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** COSCO
- **Model:** CHILD SAFETY SEAT
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** COSCO, INC.
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT
## Narrative
COSCO MODEL 02-094MFRD, DOM  04-10-97,  ONE-YEAR OLD STRANGLED TO DEATH DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. CSS WAS UNBUCKLED WHEN THE AJUSTMENT STRAP WAS PULLED AND STRANGLED THE CHILD BY A FOUR YEAR OLD. CSS NOT CHILD PROOF.   *AK
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