CAR SEAT RECALL FROM EVENFLO

There has been a recall on children’s car seats from car seat manufacturer Evenflo. The recall applies to Evenflo Discover car seat models 390, 391, and 552 after a side-impact crash test showed the portable carrier becoming detached from its base, potentially exposing helpless infants to serious injury or death. Evenflo claims this recall is purely a precaution, especially since side impact crash tests are currently not required for car seats since no standards have been set. Though this recall only applies to 2005 year models and later, Evenflo is currently facing a handful of lawsuits claiming this defect has existed as early as 2002. The car seat defect can be neutralized by installing a dual hook on the seat. If you have a Discover model 390, 391, or 552 and have not yet ordered a dual hook, you can contact Evenflo at 800-356-2229 or NHTSA at 888-327-4236.

This entry was posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 6:48 pm and is filed under Child Restraints, Crashworthiness, Defective Products, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Multiple Vehicle Accidents, Negligence, Roof Crush, Stability, SUV Rollovers. 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.