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July 28, 1993Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CORROSION COULD AFFECT THE SAFETYPERFORMANCE OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT. THE MISSING LABEL MAY CAUSE IMPROPER USEOF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT.
May 20, 1993Car SeatsNHTSA
Renolux Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE COMPRESSION DEFLECTION RESISTANCE STANDARD GUARDSAGAINST CONCUSSIVE BLOWS TO THE HEAD IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.INSUFFICIENT PADDING CAN RESULT IN MORE SERIOUS INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
April 2, 1993Car SeatsNHTSA
Century Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE BUCKLE RELEASE OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS DURINGA SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD IN THE SEAT.
September 18, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: IF THE RED BUTTON OF THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BECOMESDISLODGED, THE BUCKLE CANNOT BE SECURELY ATTACHED.
August 25, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE SHOULDER BELTS CAN WORK FREE AND THE SAFETY SEAT WILLNOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
August 25, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE BROKEN PLASTIC LAMINATE ON THE SHIELD WOULD MAKE THEBUCKLE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN; IF THE BUCKLE IS NOT SECURELY FASTENED, THE CHILDWOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
August 25, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Century Child Seat recall
Hazard: IN THE EVENT THAT THE RELEASE BUTTON ROTATES, EXCESSIVEFORCE COULD BE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE RELEASE BUTTON OF THE SHOULDER BELT INORDER TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE SEAT.
June 4, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Babyhood Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THEREQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 213. SEAT OCCUPANTS ARE SUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OFINJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
June 1, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Gerry Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS FAIL THE RELEASE FORCE TEST REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 213, "CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS". OCCUPANTS OF UNBUCKLED CHILD RESTRAINTS ARE SUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
February 4, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Cosco Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE FOAM FROM THE SEAT PAD CAN BE TORN AND GRABBED BYTHE SEAT OCCUPANT. A CHILD COULD PUT FOAM MATERIAL IN HIS OR HER MOUTH. THISWOULD PRESENT A CHOKING HAZARD.
January 21, 1992Car SeatsNHTSA
Century Child Seat recall
Hazard: INDIVIDUALS PLACING CHILDREN IN THE RESTRAINTS ANDDEPENDING ON THE SPANISH INSTRUCTIONS ON THE POSITIONING LABEL WOULD NOTPROPERLY RESTRAIN THE SEAT OCCUPANT, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE SEAT OCCUPANTSCHANCES OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
December 31, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE INSTRUCTION STICKER IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THE MODEL OFTHE CHILDSEAT IT IS ATTACHED TO; THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF INCORRECTINSTALLATION OF THE TRAVELER 700 CHILDSEAT IN A FORWARD FACING POSTITION. ALSO,THE SEAT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 213.
November 12, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Evenflo Child Seat recall
Hazard: IF THE CHILD PUTS THE PIN IN ITS MOUTH, THE PIN PRESENTS A CHOKING HAZARD.
November 4, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE OCCUPANT OF SUCH A CHILD SAFETY SEAT WOULD BEEXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OF BURN INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.
November 1, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Century Child Seat recall
Hazard: IF THE SHOULDER STRAPS ARE MISTHREADED THE STRAPS CANPULL THROUGH THE RETENTION SLIDES AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT. IN CASE OF A SUDDENSTOP OR ACCIDENT, THE STRAPS WOULD NOT RESTRAIN THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
October 2, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE BROKEN PLASTIC ARMRESTS AND THE EXPOSED SPRINGSCOULD INJURE THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
October 1, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS WITH INSUFFICIENT STRUCTURALINTEGRITY EXPOSE SEAT OCCUPANTS TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOPOR ACCIDENT.
June 5, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: OCCUPANTS OF THE SEAT WOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISKOF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF FIRE OR EXTREME HEAT.
May 22, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Renolux Child Seat recall
Hazard: SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD FACE INCREASED RISK OF INJURY FROM AFIRE.
May 22, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Renolux Child Seat recall
Hazard: SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD FACE INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THEEVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
May 21, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: BREAST SHIELD SEPARATION DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASHWOULD EXPOSE SEAT OCCUPANT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY. SEAT FAILS TO COMPLYWITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 213.
May 10, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Cosco Child Seat recall
March 4, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Evenflo Child Seat recall
Hazard: CHILD WOULD BE SUBJECT TO GREATER INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOPOR ACCIDENT.
February 14, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Kolcraft Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE CHILD SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO INCREASEDRISK OF HEAD AND NECK INJURY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP.
January 23, 1991Car SeatsNHTSA
Century Child Seat recall
Hazard: BUCKLE RELEASE FORCE WHICH EXCEEDS THE FMVSS 213REQUIREMENT OF 16 POUNDS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN REMOVING A CHILD FROM THE CARSEAT AND VEHICLE IN POST ACCIDENT SITUATIONS.
October 26, 1990Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: THIS WOULD ALLOW THE SHIELD TO SEPARATE FROM THE BUCKLE AND THUS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE CHILD IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
October 25, 1990Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: CHILDREN COULD PUT PIECES OF BUTTON IN THEIR MOUTHS AND CHOKE.
October 25, 1990Car SeatsNHTSA
Fisher Price Child Seat recall
Hazard: THE BROKEN SHIELD WOULD MAKE THE BUCKLE DIFFICULT TO FASTEN; IF THE BUCKLE IS NOT SECURELY FASTENED, THE CHILD WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
September 18, 1990Car SeatsNHTSA
Evenflo Child Seat recall
Hazard: LATCH MECHANISM MAY APPEAR TO BE LOCKED, BUT IT IS FALSELY LOCKED; THE LATCH COULD COME OPEN AND EJECT THE CHILD IN AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE PROTECTION PROVIDED TO THE CHILD.
September 18, 1990Car SeatsNHTSA
Evenflo Child Seat recall
Hazard: LATCH MECHANISM MAY APPEAR TO BE LOCKED, BUT IT IS FALSELY LOCKED; THE LATCH COULD COME OPEN AND EJECT THE CHILD IN AN ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE PROTECTION PROVIDED TO THE CHILD.