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CPSC, NHTSA and Kolcraft Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats/Carriers
Juvenile product, mass merchandise and major discount stores nationwide sold the car seat/carriers beginning in January 1993 for about $30 to $60 when sold alone, or $100 to $150 when sold with strollers.
Kolcraft will provide a free repair kit designed to make the handle more secure. The repair can be done easily in the home. Consumers should not carry the seat by the handle until it has been repaired. Consumers can continue to use the product as a car seat or in combination with the stroller. CPSC, NHTSA and Kolcraft remind parents and caregivers to always restrain infants when in the car seat/carrier according to instructions.
To receive a free repair kit or for more information, call Kolcraft toll free at (877) 776-2609, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Seats manufactured from July 1, 1999, have newly designed handle mechanisms and are not part of this recall. Also, the Kolcraft Rock N Ride is not part of this recall.
| Recall Facts | |
| What | Kolcraft infant car seats/carriers |
| Why | When used as an infant carrier, the handle can unexpectedly move from the intended carrying position, causing the seat to suddenly rotate. The infant can fall to the ground and suffer serious injuries Remedy Kolcraft will provide, free of charge, an easy-to-install repair kit |
| How many | About 754,000 manufactured from January 1, 1993, through June 30, 1999 |
| What to do | Check the label on the side of the product for the manufacturing date and five-digit model/style number. Contact Kolcraft toll-free at (877) 776-2609, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Until the carrier has been repaired, do not to carry the seat by its handle, but by the head and foot of the seat. The seat still can and should be used as a car seat |
| More information | Kolcraft: (877) 776-2609 CPSC: (800) 638-2772 or www.cpsc.gov NHTSA: (888) 327-4236 or www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information or report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov.
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