Car Seats

Nearly 800,000 child car seats from brands such as Cosco, Maxi-Cosi, and Safety 1st are being recalled because the harness adjustment strap may loosen during use, increasing the risk of an injury in a crash situation. The recall affects infant, toddler, and convertible restraint systems manufactured by Dorel Juvenile Group of Columbus, Indiana from May [...]

Britax Child Safety, Inc. is recalling its Chaperone infant car seats because the chest clip which positions the harness strap across the infant’s shoulders can break when the chest clip is engaged, with the sharp edges posing a laceration hazard. The company says it received approximately 400 complaints from consumers of broken clips, including three [...]

Evenflo is recalling certain Maestro Combination booster seats based on crash test results which indicated a crack near the area of the central front harness adjuster. The company has received no reports from the field; no injuries have been reported. The Miamisburg, OH manufacturer says 13,792 units are affected. The car seats were manufactured between [...]

Researchers from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety have named 21 child booster seats as “Best Bets” while listing 8 seats as “Not Recommended,” according to the results released today. The tests were aimed at how successful the seats would be to restrain 4-to-8 year-old children in a crash. Brands that made the Best Bets [...]

Certain CYBEX booster seats for cars have an incorrect warning label on its product, according to Regal Lager, Cybex’s North American distributor. The label does not clarify that the booster seat must be secured by a seat belt, even when not occupied by a child. No incidents have been reported. Regal Lager, of Kennesaw, GA, [...]