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• Car Seat Inspections Are Focus of Child Passenger Safety Week

  September 25, 2018

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA has launched its annual campaign to inform parents and caregivers on how to properly install and use car seats to prevent child auto accident deaths.

• Study Highlights How Often Child Seats Are Not Properly Installed or Used

  June 7, 2018

  Russell Maas

  A new study reveals that most children are not properly placed into car seats, increasing their risk of injury and death in the event of an auto accident.

• Diono Car Seat Recall Issued Due to Chest Injury Risk for Children Over 65 Pounds

  October 16, 2017

  Russell Maas

  Half a million car seats are being recalled because they could cause children to suffer chest injuries and whiplash if an accident occurs.

• Child Car Seat Tethers Save Lives, Yet Often Not Used by Parents: Study

  October 3, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A new study finds that most parents and caregivers do not use the top tether on children's car seats, which are designed to keep the seat from driving or pitching forward in the case of hard braking incident or car accident.

• Safe Car Seat Usage Improving Among Parents: Study

  September 18, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A new study indicates that parents are increasingly following car seat safety guidelines for infants and children, however notes that there are still areas that need improving.

• Graco Child Seat Recall Issued Over Inadequate Restraints

  May 25, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A Graco car seat recall has been announced after some of its car seats failed to pass federal safety standards due to restraints that could fail to prevent a child from being ejected from a vehicle in an accident.

• Infant Nursery Furniture Injuries Increase Steadily: Study

  March 16, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that about 66,000 children per year are injured due to problems with nursery products and furniture.

• Dorel Car Seat Lawsuit Results in $34M Verdict After Child Paralyzed

  June 23, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Dorel has been ordered to pay $34.4 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the family of a child who was paralyzed during an auto accident while in one of its car seats, which the family says failed to warn consumers that it should not be forward-facing.

• Child Car Seat Compatibility Issues May Reduce Safety and Effectiveness: Study

  October 15, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  A large number of child safety seats do not fit properly into vehicle backseats, according to the findings of a new study.

• Recaro Car Seat Recall Issued Due to Tether Detachment Risk

  September 17, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Almost 175,000 Recaro child car seats may have a serious safety defect, where the restraint tether breaks in the event...