# DOREL SAFETY 1ST — CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
> NHTSA complaint `908998` · 2012-03-09 · Dorel Juvenile Group
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** DOREL
- **Model:** SAFETY 1ST
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Dorel Juvenile Group
- **Component:** CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SAFETY 1ST CHILD RESTRAINT, MODEL NUMBER: 22149PAL, MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 1, 2012. THE CHILD RESTRAINT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CHILD SEAT HARNESS BUCKLE FRACTURING. THE CHILD BEING RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT WAS THROWN FROM THE SEAT AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS NOT REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*