Preliminary Evaluation · CHILD SAFETY SEAT BASE SEPARATION · Opened 1996-02-29 · Closed 1996-09-11
Investigation
Action number
PE96017
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
1996-02-29
Close date
1996-09-11
Manufacturer
CENTURY PRODUCTS
Affected makes
CENTURY
Affected components
CHILD SEAT
Affected model years
9999
Affected (make, year) variants
1
Summary
THE COMPLAINT REPORTS ALLEGE THAT THE SEAT SEPARATES FROM THE BASE DURING SIDE IMPACT CRASHES.A TOTAL OF 13 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.IN MOST OF THESE, THE INFANT SEAT WAS INSTALLED INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE.THERE ARE 6 CRASHES WITH IMPACTS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, 4 TO THE LEFT SIDE, 1 WITH IMPACTS TO BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE, AND 2 NOT REPROTED.THE SEATS ARE LABELED FOR INFANTS WEIGHTING LESS THAN 20 LBS; THE CRASH REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE WEIGHT OF THE INFANTS RANGED FROM 8 TO 17 LBS.(3 REPORTS DID NOT PROVIDE THE WEIGHT).THE SPEED OF THE IMPACTING VEHICLE WAS REPROTED IN ONLY 4 CASES, SPEEDS RANGED FROM 15 TO 55 MPH.