Recalls for your 1991 Century Rear-facing Infant Seat

Recalls for 1991 Century Rear-facing Infant Seat

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All Century Recalls

DEFECT #1 - CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)


Posted on: 2000-10-06
Description
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.

Corrective Action
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)