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Just saw this and wanted to share…
450,000 Car Seats Recalled After InjuriesCNNNEW YORK (May 10) – The Consumer
Product Safety Commission, the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Evenflo Company Inc. announced a recall of Evenflo
Embrace Infant car seat/carriers because of a malfunctioning handle
Thursday.Evenflo said that when used in the carrier mode
the handle can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to rotate
forward, causing the infant to fall.The units,
manufactured in the U.S. and China, were sold nationwide through
department and baby items stores from from December 2004 through
September 2006, according to a release from NHTSA.The
announcement comes after Evenflo received 679 reports of handles
unexpectedly releasing. The recall affects about 450,000 Evenflo
Embrace Infant car seat/carriers made before April 8, 2006.Evenflo reported 160 injuries to children including a skull fracture, two concussions, cuts, scrapes and bruises.
Evenflo is sending a notice to all registered owners of the car seats
and carriers and will send a free repair kit to strengthen the handle
latch, the release said.The company instructs consumers
not to use the handle until the unit has been repaired although the car
seat can still be used, the company said through a release.Consumers can contact the company through http://www.embracehandle.com.
The affected cars seats and carriers have model numbers beginning with
317, 320, 397, 398, 540, 548, 549, 550, 556, 597, 598 or 599.ugh, the pic. didnt show up. do they mean just the evenflo infant carrier?? or other ones?? i have the evenflo titan! how do i know if that is included??
It’s just the infant carrier. I’ll try to post the picture again. It’s the carrier handle that is the problem…so convertible seats should be OK…
I can’t get the picture to post and I can’t get the link to the article to work either!!! Grrrr….I found the article at http://www.aol.com. In their scrolling news headlines is where I found it…You don’t have to be a member to view the articles.
amy00132007-5-10 21:26:19
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