ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 1996 TAG: 9605080047
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
SOURCE: Associated Press
Recalls affecting child safety seats made by Century Products Co. of Macedonia, Ohio, and Evenflo of Piqua, Ohio, have been announced.
The Century recall involves 11,000 Century SmartMove Model 4750 convertible child safety seats made between Nov. 27, 1995, and Feb. 13, 1996, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. A mismatch of latching components could allow the buckle to release during a crash, NHTSA said.
Parents with no alternative to the recalled seats should continue using them until they receive and install the retrofit kit from the manufacturer, NHTSA Administrator Ricardo Martinez said.
To obtain a free retrofit kit, owners of the seats should call Century at (800)583-4093 or write to Century Products Co., 9600 Valley View Road, Macedonia, Ohio 44056.
The Evenflo recall involves 10,423 Evenflo Trooper Adjustable Shield child safety seats, Models 219140, 219164, 219180, 219186 and 219188 built between Nov. 27, 1995, and Jan. 22, 1996.
Evenflo is replacing the instruction pamphlet accompanying these seats because it switched the instructions for toddler and infant use. This error could lead some owners to believe that infants smaller than 20 pounds can ride facing forward.
Owners of these Evenflo child safety seats who wish to contact the company for a new instruction pamphlet should call (800)837-4002 or write to Evenflo at 1801 Commerce Drive, Piqua, Ohio 45356.
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