Child Safety Car Seats A New Recall

While I was not initially going to write about child safety car seats for this blog, I did come across a new recall that was voluntarily announced just a few days ago.

As reported in an article on injuryboard.com, Evenflo, the manufacturer of the Discovery child safety seat is recalling over one million car seats. The article states, "The manufacturer reports that studies show side impact crashes may cause the carrier to separate from the base allowing the child to fly about the inside of the car. The current recall effects only those seats built from the year 2005 through 2008."

The article further stated that there were red flags with this car seat a few years ago! "As reported in the Kansas City Star, in 2004 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) questioned the safety and reliability of the Discovery car seat. But after analyzing 51 incidents of broken seats resulting in 21 injuries and 6 fatalities, NHTSA determined a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time."