FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2009 Release # 10-084 |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 762-3316 NHTSA Recall Hotline: (888) 327-4236 CPSC Hotline: (800) 638-2772 NHTSA Media Contact: (202) 366-9550 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Fall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers
Units: About 447,000
Manufacturer: Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind.
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.
Incidents/Injuries: 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.
Description: 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 |
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Safety 1st | |
22-057 DBY | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-085 DWA | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-057 CLN | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-057 HRT | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-322 HRR | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-322 PTK | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-057 LPH | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-085 LYN | Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System |
22-322 KDL | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-322 LXI | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-322OLY | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-322PRS | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-322 MAI | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-325 COB | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-095 RBK | Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System |
22-380 LGA | Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System |
22-380 MSA | Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System |
22-627 WAV | Safety 1st Vector Travel System |
22-325 PAC | Safety 1st Vector Travel System |
Cosco | |
22-300 FZN | Cosco Sprint Travel System |
22-300 OSF | Cosco Sprint Travel System |
22-300 CSF | Cosco Sprint Travel System |
22-300 JJV | Cosco Sprint Travel System |
22-300 THD | Cosco Sprint Travel System |
22-300 TWD | Cosco Sprint Travel System |
Disney | |
22-627 AWF | Disney Propack Travel System |
22-355 LBF | Disney Propack Travel System |
22-305 NAB | Disney Propack Travel System |
22-305 PPH | Disney Propack Travel System |
22-355 PWK | Disney Propack Travel System |
Eddie Bauer | |
22-627 CGT | Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System |
22-627 FRK | Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System |
22-627 SNW | Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System |
22-627 WPR | Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System |
22-627KGS | Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System |
22-655BYTE | Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System |
Sold at: Department and juvenile product stores nationwide from January 2008 through December 2009 for between $120 and $220.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: 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.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dorel Juvenile Group at (866) 762-3316 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.djgusa.com/safety_notice
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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx