Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. Announce Extended Recall of Infant Car Seats/Carriers
Press Release # 03-148
Transcript
(View of woman removing car seat from the back seat of her car, then walking inside her home with it)
Narrator: In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. of Columbus, Indiana, is extending its previous voluntary recall of the Cosco, Arriva, and Turnabout infant car seat/carriers.
(View of two infant car seats outside, shifting to a close-up view of label for infant car seat/carriers and then a more distant view of the box. View of woman buckling infant into a car seat)
Narrator: On July 8, 1999, CPSC, NHTSA and Cosco, now known as Dorel Juvenile, Inc., announced the recall of 670,000 of these infant car seat/carriers made from March, 1995 to September, 1997. This extended recall includes an additional 1,200,000 units of the same model infant car seat/carriers made through January 31, 2000.
(View of car seat/carriers in the background, text reading: COSCO Arriva & Turnabout Models Made between March 1, 1995 and September 9, 1997. New screen showing woman with car seat/carrier and text reading: This extended recall includes an additional 1,200,000 units of the same model made through January 31, 2000. New view of joint where handlebar is attached to the car seat/carrier. View of woman carrying doll in car seat/carrier in a locked position, then car seat/carrier falling, dropping the doll)
Narrator: When the seat is used as a carrier, the plastic handle locks can unexpectedly break or release from the carrying position, causing the seat to unlatch or flip forward. When this happens, an infant can fall to the ground and suffer injuries.
(view of woman adjusting plastic handle on car seat/carrier, locking them in place and then carrying seat to a car. Replay of footage of carrier unlocking and dropping child on the ground)
Narrator: Dorel Juvenile Group has received 416 reports of the handle locks on the additional recalled infant car seat/carriers breaking or unlatching, resulting in nine injuries to children. These reports include bruises and scratches to the head and face. According to the reports, some injuries occurred to children restrained in the seat.
(View of two infant car seat/carriers in a field, then text reading: Cosco Arriva & Turnabout Mfg. by Dorel Juvenile Group is placed over the image.)
Narrator: The recall's car seat/carriers were sold under the Cosco Arriva and Turnabout brand names
and were manufactured by Dorel Juvenile Group in the U.S. The car seat/carriers had the following model numbers:
(View of car seat in grass, then screen containing following table of recalled model numbers):
ARRIVA
02-665
02-727
02-728
02-729
02-731
02-732
02-733
02-750
02-751
02-755
02-757
02-774
TURNABOUT
02-753
02-756
02-758
02-759
02-760
02-761
02-762
02-763
02-764
02-765
02-770
02-771
02-772
Narrator: The involved seats were manufactured on or before January 31, 2000. The model number and manufacture date are located on the instruction and warning label on the side of the car seat/carrier. Juvenile products, mass merchandise, department stores and major discount stores nationwide sold the Arriva and Turnabout infant car seat/carriers from September 10, 1997 through December 2000 for between thirty and sixty dollars when sold alone or 90 to 140 dollars when sold with strollers. The effected units are no longer available for purchase. Consumers can continue to use the Arriva and Turnabout as a car seat, but should stop using it as a carrier immediately. Contact Dorel Juvenile Group to recieve a free repair kit. Consumers should contact Dorel at (800) 880-9435 between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm Eastern time, Monday through Friday, or their website at www.djgusa.com .
(View of car seat/carrier in grass, close-up view of instruction and warning label, then back to view of two car seat/carriers in grass. View of stroller, then baby in car seat. View of repair kit for car seat/carrier)
TEXT: Dorel (800) 880-9435 www.djgusa.com
Narrator: Consumers with questions about the recall campaign can call the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline at (888)DASH-2-DOT
TEXT: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Auto Safety Hotline
(888)DASH-2-DOT
Narrator: Consumers can also call the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline at (800) 638-2772 for more information. In Washington, this is Jane Ludis reporting.