The Evenflo Company is recalling about 3.4 million "Joyride" infant car seats/carriers because they could be hazardous to infants.
When the seat is used as an infant carrier, the handle
can unexpectedly release, causing the seat to flip forward and the baby to fall out of the device.
There have been 240 reports of handles unexpectedly releasing, resulting in 97 injuries. These reports include skull fractures, concussions, a
broken leg, and numerous scratches and bruises.
The
recall is related to only using the seat as a carrier and not to how the seat performs while in a car. Parents should continue to use these carriers as
car seats.
The recall involves all Evenflo Joyride® car seats/carriers, which are white or gray plastic with seat pads of various colors and patterns. "Evenflo Joyride Car
Seat/Carrier" is written on the outside of the handle locks. The seats have model numbers beginning with 203, 205, 210, 435 or 493, which can be found on a label
underneath or on the side the car seat/carrier.
Juvenile product, mass merchandise and major discount stores nationwide sold the car seats/carriers from January 1988 through December 1998 for about $30
when sold alone, $48 when sold as a Travel Tandem® (with a detachable convenience base), and $89 when sold with a matching stroller.
Evenflo will provide consumers with a free easy-to-install repair kit that helps secure the handle. Consumers should not carry the seat by the handle until it has been
repaired.
To receive a free repair kit, call Evenflo toll-free at (800) 557-3178 anytime, or visit the website at www.joyridecarseat.com. Consumers should have the car
seat in front of them when they call or access the website.
Consumers with questions about this recall campaign should call the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
visit CPSC's website at www.cpsc.gov.
