Car Seat Recall by Transport Canada (Costco, Eddie Bauer, Safety 1st)

[HappyCappy]

Defective strap prompts car seat recall by Transport Canada

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 | 11:56 AM ET


Transport Canada has issued a recall on three brands of car seats after concluding a defective strap can loosen and endanger children during an accident.

The government said the Friday recall affects 314,433 units that were sold between November 2003 and December 2005 from the following brands:

• Cosco Alpha Omega: 22C15BNP, 22C15CRK, 22C15ROR, 22C15TUX, 22C26BNG, 22C26GRH
• Cosco Alpha Omega Elite: 22C51HMR, 22C51TRP, 22155CSPH
• Eddie Bauer 3 in 1: 22C75AFD, 22C75ARD, 22C75EBN, 22C75MPB, 22C76SHL
• Eddie Bauer Deluxe 3 in 1: 22C71BGL, 22C71BLD, 22C71MAC, 22756CLRS, 22756CBAL, 22757CMRC, 22757CLKM
• Safety 1st Enspira: 22C50TWL, 22C50WFD
• Safety 1st Intera: 22C46BDF, 22C46BDN, 22C46BKY, 22C46GEO

Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., the seat maker, will provide a replacement strap from a new supplier.
Transport Canada said consumers who completed and returned their registration card will receive notice by mail.
Those who have not sent in the registration card should contact Dorel at their toll free number: 800-219-0540.

[cushiebunny]

Man, I had to buy my girlie a new seat today and was scared to as I could not remember exactly what seats were recalled, but it seems they were older makes of the seats.
Nothing like being afraid, fisher price recalls, toxins in crayons, salmonella in food.... arrrrrgggghhhh

[HappyCappy]

I can relate to that one.
I started to panick with the pencil one, because I even chew on pencils, and so does my son.