Car Seat Safety

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Feb
2009

Phoenix Sun Player Jailed for Driving Recklessly With 3-Year-Old Son Unrestrained In Back Seat

Phoenix Suns Guard Jason Richardson was suspended without pay by the Suns after being jailed Sunday night for driving recklessly with his 3-year-old son unrestrained in the back seat.

He was booked on counts or endangerment, reckless driving, failure to use a child seat and excessive speed.

“I just want to apologize to everybody, teammates, my [...]

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Feb
2009

B.C. Tragedy Highlights Why Babies Shouldn’t Sleep In Their Car Seats

A tragedy in British Columbia has reinforced why parents shouldn’t let they babies sleep in their car seats for extended periods.
A 10-month-old baby boy died at his home Sunday after he stopped breathing while sleeping in a car seat.
The baby was being looked after by his aunt and uncle when the couple realized that they [...]

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Dec
2008

RECALL: Britax Frontier Child Restraints

Britax Child Safety, Inc. is conducting a voluntary safety recall on the Frontier combination Harness-2-Booster child restraints. The recall includes Frontier child restraints manufactured between April 1, 2008 and Sept. 14, 2008 for Model #s E9L54E7, E9L54H6, E9L54H7 and E9L54M6 andbetween April 1, 2008 and Sept. 17, 2008 on Model # E9L5490.
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Oct
2008

Product Review: Britax Boulevard CS

For the last 2 years, Britax has been the car seat of choice in our house.
We like their seats because they are not only comfortable, but they exceed most of their competition in forward-facing weight capacity.
Even though we have only had our Boulevard CS for a short time, there are already many things that [...]

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Oct
2008

Car Seat Safety: 13 Booster Seats Get Poor Safety Ratings

A Virginia-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute found Wednesday that 13 booster seats don’t put children in the best position to be protected in a crash.
The Institute, which conducts crash tests of new vehicles, did not recommend: Compass B505, Compass B510, Cosco/Dorel Traveler, Evenflo Big Kid Confidence, [...]

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Sep
2008

Graco Introduces The Snugride 32

Before Graco’s launch, this past weekend, 2 other car seat manufacturers held the title for largest weight capacity for an infant seat.
Graco has exceeded the previous stats of 30lbs/30inches by releasing their Snugride 32.
The company has done their research and says that this seat will accommodate 97% of one year-olds to keep your [...]

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Mar
2008

RECALL: Combi Infant Car Seats Due To Potential Seperation Hazard

Combi is recalling more than 67,000 Centre, Centre ARB, and Shuttle infant child restraint systems, model nos. 8065, 8074, 8086, 8087, and 8520, and associated travel systems, model nos. 4400, 4515, and 4520, that contain Centre and Shuttle car seat models.

This recall includes the entire production of these models from October 2005 through December [...]

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Feb
2008

U.S. Rating System Ranks Car Seats For Ease Of Installation

When choosing a seat to keep your child safe while en route what things do you look for?
A nice pattern? versatility? Safety Rating?
When I bought my car seat the thing I looked for was how long it would keep my son safe (weight restrictions), the company’s recall track record, [...]

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Sep
2007

Transport Canada Issues RECALL on Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Safety 1st Car Seats

Transport Canada is advising the public that when in forward-facing mode, the harness system that holds the child into the seat can loosen on the Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Safety 1st 3 in 1 car seats. This creates slack in the harness system, which reduces the effectiveness of the child seat in the event of [...]

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May
2007

RECALL:Embrace™ Infant Car Seat/Carriers Due To Fall Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Evenflo Company Inc., today announced a recall of the following consumer product.
Name of product: Evenflo Embrace™ Infant Car Seat/Carriers
Units: About 450,000
Manufacturer: Evenflo Company Inc., of Vandalia, Ohio
Hazard: When used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly [...]

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Jan
2007

Car Seat Expiry Date?

Does your car seat have an expiry date? Yes! Health Canada is reporting that Evenflo Company, Inc. has a general expiry date of December of the sixth year from the date [...]

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Jan
2007

Consumer Reports Retracts Infant Car Seat Study

Consumer Reports on Thursday retracted a negative report on infant car seats that left many parents worried about their babies’ safety — an embarrassing revelation for the venerable magazine.
Consumer Reports said it was withdrawing the report, issued Jan. 4, because some of its test crashes were conducted at speeds higher than it had claimed.
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