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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE00019

Preliminary Evaluation · CARRY HANDLE INTEGRITY · Opened 2000-04-26 · Closed 2000-10-23

Investigation

Action number
PE00019
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2000-04-26
Close date
2000-10-23
Manufacturer
CENTURY PRODUCTS
Affected makes
CENTURY
Affected components
EQUIPMENT
Affected model years
9999
Affected (make, year) variants
1

Summary

ODI HAS RECEIVED NINETY FIVE CONSUMER REPORTS ALLEGING PROBLEMS WITH THE CARRY HANDLE ON THE CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT.SEVENTY TWO OF THE CONSUMERS REPORTED THE CARRY HANDLE EITHER CRACKED OR HAD BROKEN COMPLATELY APART.AS A RESULT OF THESE INCIDENTS THIRTEEN OF THE SEATS WERE DROPPED, THREE OF THE CHILDREN WERE EJECTED OUT OF THE SEATS, AND FOUR OF THE CHILDREN RECEIVED INJURIES.WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED TWENTY THREE REPORTS OF THE CARRY HANDLE SUDDENTLY AND UNEXCPECTEDLY UNLATCHING.AS A RESULT OF THESE INCIDENTS, SIX OF THE CHILDREN WERE EJECTED OUT OF THE SEATS, AND FOUR OF THE CHILDREN RECEIVED INJURIES.THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO FURTHER STUDY THIS ISSUE.

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