1993 CENTURY REAR-FACING INFANT SEAT Recall

Campaign:

00C058000 on 10/05/2000

Component:

Child seat:handle (infant)

Manufactured:

12/31/1990 - 07/30/1997

Affected:

4,000,000

Defect:

Equipment description: all rear-facing infant child seats that have a "type 1" handle and manufactured between january 1, 1991, and july 31, 1997. the handle on these child restraints can crack during normal use outside a motor vheicle, which can lead to an unexpected break.

Consequence:

If the handle unexpectedly breaks, the child could fall to the ground possibly causing serious injuries.

Correction:

To prevent future cracking or failure of the child seat handle, century will provide owners with an improved handle and installation instructions.

Notes:

Owner notification began october 13, 2000.owners should contact century at 1-800-345-4109, to obtain the free replacement handle. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 00e058000)

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