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Product Hazards
Car Seats and Car Booster Seats
It is estimated that 1,579 children die and 227,000 suffer severe injuries each
year as a result of inadequate car and car seat safety. According to the
National
SAFE KIDS Campaign, over 50 percent of children (ages 14 and under) killed in car accidents
were not restrained at the time of impact.
A study by the National Highway Transportation
Safety Administration found that 82 percent of car seats are installed or used improperly.
Millions of car seats have been recalled in the last 10 years including seats by
all major manufacturers.
According to Consumer Reports, more than three out of four car seats that are recalled never get
returned or repaired, so may be still in use. Every car seat
manufacturer has a toll free phone number, to inquire if any of
your products have been recalled.
Call 800/555-1212 for toll-free directory assistance to get any 800 phone number. Replacement and repair on recalled products
is free. To check its recall status, you will need the name, model number and date of manufacture of
your car seat (this information is usually printed on a sticker on the side or bottom of the car seat).
You can access car seat recall information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through
its Car Seat Hotline at 800/424-9393.
While NHTSA recalls car seats for performance as a car seat, CPSC also recalls car seats for other hazards,
such as handles failing.
Search the NHTSA database for recent car seat recalls
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