Mother's Day Brings News Of Child Car Seat Recall

Perhaps no more fitting Consumer Help Web blog post can be written. On this Mother's Day, 2007, we ask that all parents check their child's car seat.

The one pictured here is an Evenflo Embrace car seat. The company worked with the federal government on Thursday to voluntarily recall 450,000 of these seats after receiving reports of more than 670 malfunctions. Those errors caused 160 injuries to children, including one child with a fractured skull.

The company reports that the handle can "unexpectedly release" and cause your child to fall forward. The recall involves Evenflo Embrace™ Infant Car Seat/Carriers made before April 8, 2006. The recalled car seat/carriers have model numbers beginning with 317, 320, 397, 398, 540, 548, 549, 550, 556, 597, 598 or 599. The model number and production date information can be found on a white label on the bottom of the carrier and on the top of the convenience base.

Models beginning with "5" are units sold with the travel system (compatible stroller). "Evenflo" is on the carrying handle and car seat base. Embrace™ infant car seat/carriers made on or after April 8, 2006 are not included in this recall.

You CAN continue to use this set to protect your child when it is buckled into a vehicle. What you CAN'T DO is transport your child using the seat while carrying it by the handle. For additional information, contact Evenflo at (800) 490-7497 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Labels: car seat, CPSC, Evenflo, Mother's Day

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 9:16 AM |