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Child seats being recalled
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 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced two recalls involving child safety seats. They include:

Manufacturer: Evenflo Company Inc.

SUMMARY: Evenflo Company Inc. (Evenflo) is recalling certain Evolve 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seats, model number 34411700 manufactured Feb. 26, 2015, to Feb. 9, 2016 and model number 34411741 manufactured May 27, 2015, to February 9, 2016. The affected seats have a button for adjusting the harness tightness. The child in the seat can access this button and loosen the harness without the caregiver’s knowledge.

CONSEQUENCE: If the child is able to loosen the harness, they may not be properly secured in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

REMEDY: Evenflo will notify the registered owners, and will provide a remedy kit with a replacement harness adjustment button, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin Sep. 26. Owners may contact Evenflo at www.evolve.evenflo.com or 1-800-233-5921.

Manufacturer: Baby Jogger LLC

SUMMARY: Baby Jogger LLC (Baby Jogger) is recalling certain City GO Infant Car Seats (models BJ64510 and BJ64529), City GO Base for infant car seat (models BJ80400 and BJ61500); City Mini Infant Car Seat/Stroller Travel Systems (model BJ72510); and Vue Lite Infant Car Seat/Stroller Travel Systems (models BJ70411, BJ70424, and BJ70431). The affected child seats have information on the labels, instruction manual and registration card that is either the wrong size, has an incorrect background color, or is in the incorrect order or is missing. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 213, “Child Restraint Systems.”

CONSEQUENCE: Missing information, undersized text, lack of capitalization and warnings in an incorrect order may affect the consumer’s understanding on the proper use of the infant car seat, increasing the risk of injury to the child in the event of a crash.

REMEDY: Baby Jogger will notify registered owners and will provide a free replacement infant car seat. The recall is expected to begin during September 2016. Owners may contact Baby Jogger toll-free at 1-800-241-1848.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Have a safety-related Complaint? Visit odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/VehicleComplaint.