Hot car deaths, or vehicular hyperthermia, are among our worst nightmares as Child Passenger Safety Technicians. Every year, on average, 38 children die in hot cars. 2018 and 2019 were the worst years on record — 53 preventable deaths. The two main causes of death are: The child is unintentionally left in the car The
The Issue Incorrect Height Range on Label/FMVSS 213 An incorrect label may result in an improperly restrained child, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. Read the full text of the recall NHTSA Campaign Number: 25C004000 Manufacturer: Dorel Juvenile Group Components: EQUIPMENT, CHILD SEAT Potential Number of Units Affected: 73,144 Summary Dorel Juvenile Group
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24C002000 The Issue In the event of a crash, the front harness adjuster may not restrain the child, increasing their risk of injury. Manufacturer Nuna Baby Essentials, Inc. Components CHILD SEAT Potential Number of Units Affected 608,786 Summary Nuna Baby Essentials, Inc. (Nuna) is recalling certain Rava child seats with a plastic
In a world of increasingly priced rear facing only car seats, we’re pretty excited to see a small trend back towards more budget-friendly seats. The Joie Rue joins that illustrious and growing group. The first Joie seat we spent any real time with is the mint latch baseless carrier. We liked that seat quite a
Transport Canada Recall – 2024718 – DIONO Transport Canada has issued a recall on certain manufacture dates for the Diono Radian 3QX multimode car seat. This recall does not impact versions of this seat that were made for use in the United States. The Issue Certain child seats may not meet the requirements of the
NHTSA Recall ID Number : 22C002 The Issue A few models of the Britax One4Life Slim, model numbers E1D197A, E1D197B, E1D197F, and E1D17G, include a label that lists an incorrect rear facing weight limit of 40 pounds when the seat is installed with lower anchors. The correct weight limit is 35 pounds. If your child
The Graco Nautilus isn’t a new name in the car seat world, in some ways it kind of grew up along with my kids, the first ones arrived on the market right around the time my oldest kiddo began riding forward facing. She’s an adult now so it’s probably good that the Nautilus continues to
There’s a small trend towards rear facing only car seats that don’t include the base. The families who use them seem to enjoy the convenience of not having a base. We do want to remind everyone that most rear facing only car seats can already be used without the base (see the “Installation: Without the
Diono is a name most of us know by now, it’s been around for quite some time. Both my college student and my high schooler rode in Diono’s Radian multimode car seat when they were young — we even traveled with our Radians! I know it seems a little unusual to start a review by
Rotating convertible and multimode car seats are taking up an increasing percentage of store shelves. Families seem to like the convenience of loading their child as the child faces them, then rotating the seat into the proper direction. The Maxi-Cosi Peri 180 joins a very small number of rear facing only car seats that also
