Evenflo is voluntarily recalling over 1,00,000 Discovery child safety seats. The product consists of a carrier that locks into a base, which is strapped into the back seat of a vehicle with a seat belt. Studies show that the carrier may separate from the base in a side-impact collision.

The Evenflo recall effects all Evenflo Discovery seats manufactured from April 2005 to January 29, 2008. The model numbers of the seats recalled are:

• 390
• 391
• 534
• 552

Those who own Evenflo Discovery seats that are affected by the recall, can call the company to obtain a free fastening system that the company claims will fix the problem.

The Evenflo Discovery safety seat recall is the first to involve tests of side-impact collisions. Standards for side-impact collisions have not been established by the Federal government. Currently, only standards for front-end collisions are required to be met.

A Florida family has filed a lawsuit against Evenflo stating that the defect applies to child safety seats manufactured as far back as 2000. The daughter of the Florida family was injured during a side-impact collision while restrained in an Evenflo Discovery child safety seat.

If your child, or the child of a loved one, has been seriously or fatally injured in a car wreck due to defects in a child safety seat, contact a child safety seat defect attorney at Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP at 1-800-460-0606. An experienced child safety seat defect lawyer will be able to evaluate if you are eligible to seek compensation.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 7:42 pm and is filed under Child Restraints, Crashworthiness, Defective Products, Evenflo, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Multiple Vehicle Accidents, Recall, Safety Seats, Seat Belts, Side-Impact Collision. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.