AAFES RECALL NO.
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Scope: AAFES Retail/Catalog/E-Commerce Only In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), DOREL Juvenile Group (DJG), of Foxboro, MA is voluntarily recalling various Infant Child Restraints sold with the Travel Systems due to falling hazard. The stroller portion of the Travel System is not affected by this recall. Name of Product: Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers Units: About 447,000 Manufactured in: China Hazard: When used as an infant carrier, the child restraint handle to the seat can loosen and come off, posing a fall hazard to infants. Incidents/Injuries: Dorel has received 77 reports of the child restraint handle fully or partially coming off the car seat/carrier resulting in at least three injuries to infants including bumps, bruises and a head injury. Description: This recall involves Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney branded infant car seat/carriers with the following model numbers and that were manufactured from January 6, 2008 through April 6, 2009. The model number and manufacture date are located on a label on the side of the car seat/carrier. They were sold with Travel Systems. The stroller portion of the travel system is not affected by this recall. AAFES sold approximately 2094 units in the following models: Description:
Sold at: AAFES and other stores nation wide. Remedy: 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. Contact Dorel Juvenile Group to receive a free repair kit. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dorel Juvenile Group at (866) 762-3316 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.djgusa.com/safety_notice To view the complete recall click on: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10084.html Home
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