Recall for February 14, 2011
Child Safety Seats Recalled
We have been told that they don't always lock correctly. This includes infant, convertible and booster child restraint systems. The seats were sold alone or as part of a travel system with a stroller.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration claims that the harness locking and release button on the seats does not always return to its locked position, which could lead to straps being too loose. If there is a crash, the child would not be fastened in as tightly as he or she should be and obviously that could lead to injuries or death.
This is what drives me crazy about recalls. Rather than refunding your money and giving you a different model if you wish the company will send you lubricant made to stop sticking and ensure that the harness buttons work the way they should.
I don't know about you but if I owned this car seat I wouldn't depend on a tube of lubricant to keep my child safe!
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4 Comments
Post a CommentAnd there's the almost as bad threat of a faulty lock sticking in the locked position and the poor kid being trapped in the seat. Sounds like a bad deal to me.
Lisa, it is so true. I have a story. When I had a highchair many moons ago a well-known company whose name of course I can't remember made it. The silver started coming off so I called requesting a new arm. They sent me A NEW HIGHCHAIR. At the time I told everyone and it was the best PR they could have done. These companies are digging their own grave.
I know it's not "cost effective" to replace every single problem with recalls, but do believe that manufacturers should do more especially when it comes to something like this with safety as an issue.
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