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Infant Head Injury and Reports of Product Defect Prompt Recall of 447,000 Infant Car Seat/Carriers

By Paul Napoli

December 19, 2009

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in cooperation with Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., announced a recall of the company's infant car seat/carrier because the product is a fall hazard to infants.

This recall involves 447,000 Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney branded infant car seat/carriers because the company has received 77 reports of the child restraint handle fully or partially detaching from the car seat/carrier when consumers use the product as an infant carrier. At least three injuries to infants have occurred, including bumps, bruises and a head injury.

The infant car seat/carriers were packaged together with a stroller as a Travel System. The stroller portion is not affected by the recall. The product was sold at department and juvenile product stores across the U.S. from January 2008 through December 2009 for between $120 and $220.

Consumers can identify the recalled product by locating the model number below and a manufacture date from January 6, 2008 through April 6, 2009 located on a label on the side of the car seat/carrier.

Safety 1st Models

22-057 DBY Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-085 DWA Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-057 CLN Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-057 HRT Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-322 HRR Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-322 PTK Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-057 LPH Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-085 LYN Safety 1st Sojourn Travel System
22-322 KDL Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-322 LXI Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-322OLY Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-322PRS Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-322 MAI Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-325 COB Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-095 RBK Safety 1st Eurostar Travel System
22-380 LGA Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System
22-380 MSA Safety 1st Lite Wave Travel System
22-627 WAV Safety 1st Vector Travel System
22-325 PAC Safety 1st Vector Travel System

Cosco Models

22-300 FZN Cosco Sprint Travel System
22-300 OSF Cosco Sprint Travel System
22-300 CSF Cosco Sprint Travel System
22-300 JJV Cosco Sprint Travel System
22-300 THD Cosco Sprint Travel System
22-300 TWD Cosco Sprint Travel System

Disney Models

22-627 AWF Disney Propack Travel System
22-355 LBF Disney Propack Travel System
22-305 NAB Disney Propack Travel System
22-305 PPH Disney Propack Travel System
22-355 PWK Disney Propack Travel System

Eddie Bauer Models

22-627 CGT Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System
22-627 FRK Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System
22-627 SNW Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System
22-627 WPR Eddie Bauer Adventurer Travel System
22-627KGS Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System
22-655BYTE Eddie Bauer Endeavor Travel System

Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately and contact Dorel Juvenile Group at (866) 762-3316 to receive a free repair kit. Consumers should not use the handle of the car seat/carrier until the repair kit has been installed. The product can continue to be used as a car seat when properly installed in the vehicle.

In February 2009, Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. recalled 100,000 Safety 1st SmartLight Stair Gates because the hinges that hold the stair gate in place could break, posing a fall hazard to children if the gate is placed at the top of the stairs.

In May 2009, the company recalled about 71,000 U.S. and 5,600 Canadian Eddie Bauer Soothe & Sway Play Yards because an infant can then become wedged in the corner or pressed against the side or bottom of the bassinet, posing a risk of suffocation or positional asphyxiation.

In July 2009, the company recalled 28,350 Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seats because of attachment difficulties between the infant carrier and the base, which could cause injury to the child in the event of a crash.

Products liability is the branch of law that deals with the liability of parties involved in the manufacturing of a product for any damages caused by the product. Defective products can cause a great deal of property damage or physical injury, even death. If your child was injured or killed as the result of a defective car seat/carrier or other product, you need the services of an experienced attorney who has successfully handled product liability cases. At Napoli Bern Ripka LLP, our attorneys will work with you to begin the process of filing a claim for payment of medical expenses incurred and compensation for the injury or loss. Call 888-529-4669 today.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Paul Napoli

Full post as published by New York City Personal Injury Lawyer on December 20, 2009 (boomark / email).