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CPSC, NHTSA and Century Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats/Carriers is CPSC recall #01012, announced on October 13, 2000. The CPSC cites the following hazard: "Riding in a child safety seat on the car's rear seat for every trip is the safest way to transport young children in a motor vehicle," said NHTSA Administrator Dr. Sue Bailey. "The recall announced today is only related to using the seat as a carrier (not how the seat performs while in a car). Parents should continue using these carriers as car seats." The recall involves all Century rear-facing infant car seats/carriers with one-piece handles, manufactured from January 1991 through July 1997. The date of manufacture, written as month, day, year (010191 through 073197), can be found on a label on the side of the seat. The recalled car seats/carriers have a molded, one-piece, one-color plastic handle colored white, gray, or tan. The remedy is graco, which now owns the "century" brand name, will provide consumers a free easy-to-install replacement handle. consumers should not carry the seat by the handle until it has been replaced. consumers can continue to use the product as a car seat.. Affected brand: Century Products (Century).
"Riding in a child safety seat on the car's rear seat for every trip is the safest way to transport young children in a motor vehicle," said NHTSA Administrator Dr. Sue Bailey. "The recall announced today is only related to using the seat as a carrier (not how the seat performs while in a car). Parents should continue using these carriers as car seats." The recall involves all Century rear-facing infant car seats/carriers with one-piece handles, manufactured from January 1991 through July 1997. The date of manufacture, written as month, day, year (010191 through 073197), can be found on a label on the side of the seat. The recalled car seats/carriers have a molded, one-piece, one-color plastic handle colored white, gray, or tan.
Affected products
Century rear-facing infant car seats/carriers
Recalled brands
Century Products (Century)
Remedy
Graco, which now owns the "Century" brand name, will provide consumers a free easy-to-install replacement handle. Consumers should not carry the seat by the handle until it has been replaced. Consumers can continue to use the product as a car seat.
Recall date
October 13, 2000
CPSC recall #01012 covers CPSC, NHTSA and Century Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats/Carriers, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 13, 2000. The CPSC cites the following hazard: "Riding in a child safety seat on the car's rear seat for every trip is the safest way to transport young children in a motor vehicle," said NHTSA Administrator Dr. Sue Bailey. "The recall announced today is only related to using the seat as a carrier (not how the seat performs while in a car). Parents should continue using these carriers as car seats." The recall involves all Century rear-facing infant car seats/carriers with one-piece handles, manufactured from January 1991 through July 1997. The date of manufacture, written as month, day, year (010191 through 073197), can be found on a label on the side of the seat. The recalled car seats/carriers have a molded, one-piece, one-color plastic handle colored white, gray, or tan.
The CPSC remedy for recall #01012 is graco, which now owns the "century" brand name, will provide consumers a free easy-to-install replacement handle. consumers should not carry the seat by the handle until it has been replaced. consumers can continue to use the product as a car seat.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2001/CPSC-NHTSA-and-Century-Announce-Recall-of-Infant-Car-SeatsCarriers. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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