| NHTSA Record Id: 13965 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: EVENFLO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008082000075846000000351 |
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| Model Name: 229 (CHAMPION/SCOUT/TROOPER) |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97C001000 |
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| Component Name: CHILD SEAT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1993 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 22 1996 |
| Report For : C |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1239433 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Feb, 20 1997 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Evenflo Company, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jan, 16 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Jan, 21 1997 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 213 |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: champion car seats manufactured from june 1, 1993 through november 22, 1996, containing model numbers beginning with the first three digits "224." scout car seats manufactured from june 1, 1993 through december 16, 1996, containing model numbers beginning with the first three digits "229." these child safety seats do not meet the thorax acceleration requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a vehicle crash, the child seat occupant may not be properly restrained increasing the risk of injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Evenflo will provide a modified recline arm which will alter the restraint's angle and installation instructions for consumers to repair these child seats. meanwhile, consumers are advised to only use these seats in its reclined position until they receive the free modified recline arm. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin february 20, 1997.notes:owners who do not receive the free lock-out kit within a reasonable time should contact evenflo at 1-800-233-5921.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.( previous recall number 97e001000) |
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