Fall Hazard Prompts Safety regulators and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers
Recall 10084 · Dec 18, 2009 · Dorel Juvenile Group Inc.
447,000
units affected
447,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 10084
- Date
- Dec 18, 2009
- Company
- Dorel Juvenile Group Inc.
- Units affected
- 447,000
- Product
- Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers
- Product type
- Infant Carriers/Slings/Backpacks/Car Seats
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney branded infant car seat/carriers with the following model numbers and that were manufactured from January 6, 2008 through April 6, 2009. The model number and manufacture date are located on a label on the side of the car seat/carrier. They were sold with Travel Systems. The stroller portion of the travel system is not affected by this recall. Child Restraint Model# Product Description Safety 1st 22-057 DBY, 22-085 DWA, 22-057 CLN, HRT Safety 1st, Safety 1st, 22-322, 22-057 LPH, 22-085 LYN Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System 22-322 KDL, 22-322 LXI, 22-322OLY, 22-322PRS, 22-322 MAI, 22-325 COB, 22-095 RBK Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System 22-380, 22-380 MSA Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System 22-627 WAV, 22-325 PAC Safety 1st Vector Travel System Cosco 22-300 FZN, 22-300 OSF, 22-300 CSF, 22-300 JJV, 22-300 THD, 22-300 TWD Cosco Sprint Travel System Disney 22-627 AWF, 22-355 LBF, 22-305 NAB, 22-305 PPH 22-355 PWK Disney Propack Travel System Eddie Bauer 22-627 CGT, 22-627 FRK, 22-627 SNW, 22-627 WPR Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System 22-627KGS, 22-655BYTE Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System
What can happen
When used as an infant carrier, the child restraint handle to the seat can loosen and come off, posing a fall hazard to infants.
The fix
Consumers should not use the handle of the car seat/carrier until the repair kit has been installed. The product can continue to be used as a car seat when properly installed in the vehicle. Contact Dorel Juvenile Group to receive a free repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Dorel has received 77 reports of the child restraint handle fully or partially coming off the car seat/carrier resulting in at least three injuries to infants including bumps, bruises and a head injury.
- Sold at
- Department and juvenile product stores nationwide from January 2008 through December 2009 for between $120 and $220.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled dorel infant car seat/carriers?
Consumers should not use the handle of the car seat/carrier until the repair kit has been installed. The product can continue to be used as a car seat when properly installed in the vehicle. Contact Dorel Juvenile Group to receive a free repair kit.
What is the hazard?
When used as an infant carrier, the child restraint handle to the seat can loosen and come off, posing a fall hazard to infants.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.