RECALL Dorel/Cosco

[Mara1973]

Just received this from TC in an email. Here is the info online.

Cosco Adventurer – 2209CBNG

Cosco Ventura DX – 2249CFLG

Eddie Bauer CRS/HBB – 2258CSHL, 2285CEBN, 2285CMBP, 2289CAFD, 2289CARD, 2289CBGL, 2289CBLD, 2289CHLT, 2289CHML, 2289CMAC

November 01, 2003 – December 31, 2005 inclusive

Issue:

When in the forward-facing mode, the harness system that holds the child into the child seat can loosen. The resulting slack in the harness system reduces the effectiveness of the child seat in the event of a motor vehicle collision and increases the head excursion of the child.



Safety Risk:

Should the harness system loosen, the child would not be fully protected in the event of a motor vehicle collision. The prescribed limit on the amount of forward head excursion that can be experienced by the crash test dummy during dynamic testing helps to reduce the risk of injury that a child occupant may incur as a result of contact with vehicle interior surfaces during a motor vehicle collision. The loosening of the harness system and subsequent excessive movement of the child’s body and head could lead to serious injury.



To date, there have been no reported injuries associated with this problem.


http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/safedrivers/childsafety/notices/2008p08/menu.htm

[canadiangie]

::sigh::


Thanks for posting.

[sparkyd]

So, this applies to Eddie Bauer models, but not the AOE? I've got a few friends with AOEs.

[snowbird25ca]

So, this applies to Eddie Bauer models, but not the AOE? I've got a few friends with AOEs.

The AOE's are the 3in1 seats and all the ones during the same manufacturing period were recalled in August 2007, so this is an extension of the original recall. The original recall only included the 3in1 seats in a variety of names, now there are combination seats added to the list.

So basically, if your friends have a 3in1 seat made during that period and they haven't already checked they need to check to see if it was recalled.

[sparkyd]

Thanks for the clarification. Is it just me or is the notice not all that user friendly? We're a house of sickies at the moment, so I'm not at my sharpest, but it just seems it could be a little clearer for the non-experts out there.