Child seat handle separation

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Dorel vehicles. Closed 7 January 2010.

Investigation
PE09041
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
31 August 2009
Closed
7 January 2010

What NHTSA investigated

By letter dated december 18, 2009, djg notified the agency that it will conduct a safety recall (NHTSA recall number 09C010) to repair the handles on certain models of safety 1ST, cosco, eddie bauer, and disney rear-facing infant restraints manufactured from january 6, 2008 through april 6, 2009.DJG will provide consumers with a free handle repair kit.the restraints were sold as part of a travel system that includes a stroller that is not part of this recall.owners may contact djg at 1-866-762-3316.CERTAIN child seats during the affected time frame were manufactured using out of specification screws to connect the handle to the shell. As a result, the screws can loosen and back out, and if the handle detaches from the shell, the restraint can fall, possibly resulting in injury to the child. The agency opened its investigation based on eight complaints in which handle screws were loose or the handle separated from the shell.the agency also received early warning (ewr) reports on this issue.based on the above safety recall, this investigation is closed.

The recall that followed

  1. Dorel — Child Seat: Handle (infant)09C01000017 December 2009447,000 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
Dorel22-057 CLN (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-057 DBY (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-057 HRT (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-057 LPH (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-085 DWA (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-085 LYN (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-095 RBK (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-300 CSF (COSCO)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-300 FZN (COSCO)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-300 JJV (COSCO)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-300 OSF (COSCO)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-300 THD (COSCO)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-300 TWD (COSCO)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-305 NAB (DISNEY)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-305 PPH (DISNEY)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 HRR (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 KDL (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 LXI (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 MAI (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 OLY (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 PRS (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-322 PTK (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-325 PAC (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-355 LBF (DISNEY)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-355 PWK (DISNEY)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-380 LGA (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-380 MSA (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-627 AWF (DISNEY)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-627 FRK (EDDIE BAUER)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-627 KGS (EDDIE BAUER)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-627 SNW (EDDIE BAUER)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-627 WAV (SAFETY 1ST)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-627 WPR (EDDIE BAUER)Model year not recorded
Dorel22-655 BYTE (EDDIE BAUER)Model year not recorded
DorelDESIGNER 22Model year not recorded
Safety 1stDESIGNER 22Model year not recorded

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.