Baby Car Seats Recalled Because of Defective Handles | Dallas, Texas Personal Injury Attorney Blog

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the manufacturer, Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. have agreed to issue a recall of almost 500,000 car seats and baby carriers. The recall was issued after several infants were reported to have been injured when the handle for the car seats and carriers broke off. So far there have been over 77 reports of the handle either breaking off or become loose as the product was being carried. The children have been injured when they were dropped after the handle broke. Sadly, one of the children sustained a head injury from the incident.

The car seats were sold as part of a travel system under the Safety 1st, Cosco, Disney and Eddie Bauer brand names in child product stores and department stores nationwide from January 2008 through this month. Products affected by the recall include:

• Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System, with model numbers 22-057 DBY, 22-085 DWA, 22-057 CLN, 22-057 HRT, 22-322 HRR, 22-322 PTK, 22-057 LPH, and 22-085 LYN.
• Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System with model numbers 22-322 KDL, 22-322 LXI, 22-322 OLY, 22-322 PRS, 22-322 MAI, 22-325 COB, and 22-095 RBK.
• Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System with model numbers 22-380 LGA and 22-380 MSA.
• Safety 1st Vector Travel System with model numbers 22-627 WAV and 22-325 PAC.
• Cosco Sprint Travel System with model numbers 22-300 FZN, 22-300 OSF, 22-300 CSF, 22-300 JJV, 22-300 THD, and 22-300 TWD.
• Disney Propack Travel System with model numbers 22-627 AWF, 22-355 LBF, 22-305 NAB, 22-305 PPH, and 22-355 PWK.
• Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System with model numbers 22-627 CGT, 22-627 FRK, 22-627 SNW and 22-627 WPR.
• Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System with model numbers 22-627 KGS and 22-655 YTE.

Any consumers who have the recalled car seat/carriers should not use the handle until they have received and installed a free repair kit from Dorel Juvenile Group, which can be obtained by contacting the company’s website at www.djusa.com/safety_notice

If your child has been injured because of a defective car seat or carrier or other dangerous product, contact Rachel Montes or Tom Herald at (214) 522-9401 for a free case consultation. Montes Herald Law Group, LLP is located in Irving, Texas. Visit our website www.MontesHerald.com for more information about our law firm and our attorneys.