Child car seats may fail in crash
About 67,000 child car seats manufactured by Combi USA Inc. are being recalled because federal tests showed that they might separate from their bases in front-end collisions, the company said.
Combi USA said it would offer free retrofit kits to consumers who contacted the company. “In the meantime, Combi recommends that consumers use the Combi Centre and Shuttle without the base until the retrofit kit is installed,” the recall notice said.
The recall involves Centre, Centre ARB and Shuttle seats (model Nos. 8065, 8074, 8086, 8087 and 8520), as well as the travel systems containing the Centre and Shuttle seats (model Nos. 4400, 4515 and 4520). The recall covers seats produced between October 2005 and December 2007.
Consumers can request a free retrofit kit by visiting the company’s website at www.combi-intl.com or by calling (800) 543-7734.
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