| NHTSA Record Id: 4366 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: EVENFLO |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013243000085456000000358 |
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| Model Name: 203 (JOYRIDE) |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01C019000 |
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| Component Name: CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT) |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: EVENFLO COMPANY, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1988 |
End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 31 1998 |
| Report For : C |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3756910 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 01 2001 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Evenflo Company, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Apr, 26 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 30 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: evenflo joyride infant restraints manufactured and sold in the united states from january 1988 through december 1998 model numbers beginning with 203, 205, 210, 435, and 493. when the infant restraint is used as a carrier (outside of a motor vehicle), the handle locks on each side of the restraint can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to flip forward. the joyride infant restraint was sometimes sold together with a detachable convenience base as a travel tandem, and was sometimes sold as a travel system (together with a matching stroller.) |
Consequence Summary: If the carry handle were to unexpectedly release, the child could be thrown to the ground, possibly resulting in serious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Evenflo will notify and provide customers with a free repair kit and installation instructions. notification will be automatically sent to those customers who returned a completed product registration card to evenflo. evenflo will issue a press release advising the public of the campaign, and will establish a web site and toll free hotline to register consumers for distribution of free kits. evenflo will also provide posters to retail establishments announcing the campaign, and will post the campaign information on its web site. owner notification began may 1, 2001. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact evenflo costumer service at 800-233-5921. |
Recall Notes: Also customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 01e019000) |
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