OTTAWA – Transport Canada issued a safety notice Wednesday regarding a popular children’s car seat after tests showed the seat malfunctioned in serious crashes.
“Testing that went beyond existing standards” found that the Designer 22 infant restraint system, sold under Cosco, Eddie Bauer, Safety 1st, and Quinny brand names, separated from the seat’s base in “severe frontal collisions.”
The base, an optional part of the product’s assembly, was also found to have cracked in accidents.
Transport Canada said those who have purchased the seat should install the rear-facing seat following the “without base” instructions included.
About 260,000 of the seats have been manufactured since 2001, and no injuries have yet been reported in connection to the base malfunction.
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