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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), Kolcraft Enterprises of Chicago, Ill., is recalling
about 754,000 infant car seat/carriers for repair. When used as an infant
carrier, the handle can unexpectedly move from the intended carrying
position, causing the seat to suddenly rotate. When this happens, the
infant can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries.
"Kolcraft is offering a free repair kit to address the problem," said
CPSC Chairman Ann Brown. "It's an easy repair to make, and it is designed
to protect your baby from a very serious injury." There have been more
than 3,000 reports of handle-related problems, the majority of which
report that the handle of the infant car seat/carrier unexpectedly moved
from the intended use position, resulting in 42 injuries to infants.
The recall involves Kolcraft infant car seat/carriers with the model
names: Infant Rider, Secura, Travel-About, Plus 4, Plus 5, Kolcraft
Infant Restraint, Kolcraft Infant Car Seat and Playskool Infant Car
Seat manufactured from January 1, 1993, through June 30, 1999. The five-digit
model/style number and manufacture date, written as month/day/year and
possibly the model name are written on a label on the side of the seat.
Some car seat/carriers also were sold with strollers.
If the first digits of the model/style numbers on your car seat/carrier
match the numbers in the following list, then it is subject to this
recall.
1312X, 1382X, 1383X, 1384X, 1385X, 368XX, 43XXX, 7700X
Juvenile product, mass merchandise and major discount stores nationwide
sold the car seat/carriers beginning in January 1993 for about $30 to
$60 when sold alone, or $100 to $150 when sold with strollers.
Kolcraft will provide a free repair kit designed to make the handle
more secure. The repair can be done easily in the home. Consumers should
not carry the seat by the handle until it has been repaired. Consumers
can continue to use the product as a car seat or in combination with
the stroller. CPSC, NHTSA and Kolcraft remind parents and caregivers
to always restrain infants when in the car seat/carrier according to
instructions.
To receive a free repair kit or for more information, call Kolcraft
toll free at (800) 453-7673, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Seats
manufactured from July 1, 1999, have newly designed handle mechanisms
and are not part of this recall. Also, the Kolcraft Rock N Ride is not
part of this recall.
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