On My Way Infant Car Seats/Carriers Recalled by Evenflo
Originally issued March 5, 1998
Last Revised April 24, 2006
Release # 98-076
Company Phone Number: (800) 233-5921
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063
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Note: Telephone number, web site change.
NHTSA, CPSC Announce Recall of Evenflo On My Way
Infant Car Seats/Carriers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) announced the recall of about 800,000 Evenflo On My
Way infant car seats/carriers because of a defect that can cause
serious injuries to children while the seats are being used
as infant carriers.
Parents should continue using these rear-facing infant
car seats, but should not use the carrying handle until new
parts are installed to fix the problem, said NHTSA
Administrator Ricardo Martinez, M.D. Safety is our highest
transportation priority. A child safety seat that is
installed and used correctly is the most effective safety
device available for young children in automobiles.
The recall involves On My Way infant car seat/carrier
model numbers 207 and 492 manufactured from Dec. 15, 1995,
to July 27, 1997. The model 492 is the On My Way Travel
System, which includes a stroller. Model 207 is the car
seat/carrier without the stroller. The manufacture date and
model number are located on the bottom of the seat.
Juvenile product, mass merchandise and major discount stores
nationwide sold the car seats beginning in January 1996 for
about $60 to $70, and the car seat with stroller for $150 to
$175.
The red push button assembly on each side of the seat
that is used to latch and adjust the carrying handle can
unexpectedly release and cause the seat to flip forward.
There have been 176 reports in which the carrying handle latch unexpectedly
released, resulting in 89 injuries to children, including
bruises, concussions and skull fractures. The injuries
occurred to both restrained and unrestrained children.
This is a serious problem that puts infants at risk,
said CPSC Chairman Ann Brown. The latches on these car seat
carriers can release without warning. Parents who have this
car seat should call for the free repair kit immediately.
The recall results from a cooperative investigation
conducted by NHTSA and the CPSC.
Evenflo will provide a repair kit, free of charge, with
redesigned latch buttons that will make the handle latch
much stronger. The repair can be done in the home with a
Phillips head screwdriver. Until the seats are repaired,
NHTSA and the CPSC advise owners not to carry a seat by its
handle, but to use the hand holds at the head and foot of
the seat.
Owners of these seats should call Evenflo at
(800) 233-5921 to give their name and address so that they
can receive the repair kit, or visit Evenflo's web site
at www.evenflo.com to find out more information on this recall.
Consumers with questions about this recall campaign may
call NHTSA s toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at
1-800-424-9393. The number to call in the Washington, D.C.,
area is 202-366-0123. Information also is available from the CPSC
Hotline at 1-800-638-2772.