Graco children’s products has recently issued a voluntary recall of 650,000 Stand Alone Snug Ride Infant Car Seats that they concede may be missing hardware intended to attach the seat to its base. If the components are missing, or assembled incorrectly, the car seat cannot be securely attached to the base and could detach in circumstances involving a sudden stop or other vehicle collision.
On November 6, 2012 Britax, another infant seat manufacturer recalled some of their convertible car seat models because of the insufficiency of the material used as the seat cover which they found out could be chewed or bitten easily causing small pieces of the pads to come off the car seat posing a choking hazard.
In February 2011 some Mico, On Board, Alpha Omega Elite, Enspira, Priori, Prospect and Vantage car seats from the Dorel Juvenile Group were included in another recall for infants seats manufactured between May 1, 2008 and April 30, 2009. Infant seats manufactured during that time, were found to have a front harness adjuster which could stick in an open position, allowing the harness to loosen during travel.
The recall of these infant car seats, and other baby products, indicate the significant risk of harm which can result as a consequence of a product which is negligently designed or manufactured.
If you are in the unfortunate circumstances of having a child who has experienced an injury that should not have occurred due to a defective product, of any kind, please call Gary Sernaker, an attorney who has specializes in handling products liability cases against major automotive manufacturers including General Motors, Toyota, Ford and many other manufacturers. He will assist you to obtain an appropriate settlement, or resolution of your case to compensate you for the harm which has been caused by their product.
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As part of our continuous product testing and improvement process, Graco identified that some harness buckles can become progressively more difficult to open over time or become stuck in the latched position. Therefore, we have decided to conduct a voluntary recall on the harness buckles used on select toddler convertible car seats and harnessed booster seats.