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3.4 Million Baby Car Seats Recalled

By CHRISTOPHER NEWTON

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP)--About 3.4 million Evenflo Co. infant car seats that

double as portable carriers are being recalled because the handle can snap off,

dumping the child onto the ground.

It is the fifth major recall of baby car seats by various makers

since 1998, and brings to 10 million the number of car seats that have recently

been determined unsafe by federal regulators.

Ninety-seven people have reported injuries because of the car

seat/carrier's handle breaking, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced

Tuesday. Many of the injuries were serious, including skull fractures,

concussions, a broken leg and numerous scratches and bruises.

The recall involves all Evenflo Joyride car seats, which are white

or gray plastic with seat pads of various colors or patterns.

``Evenflo Joyride Car Seat/r'' is written on the outside of

the handle locks. The seats have model numbers beginning 203, 205, 210, 435 or

493, which can be found underneath or on the side of the car seat carrier.

Major discount stores nationwide sold the car seats from January

1988 through December 1998 for about $30. They were sold for about $89 when

purchased with a matching stroller.

Evenflo, based in Vadalia, Ohio, stopped selling the car seats in

1998, but government safety officials fear they are still in wide use.

``You may have used this carrier with your first baby and had no

problem,'' said commission spokesman Russ Rader. ``But now you might be getting

it out of closet to use for a second baby or received it as a hand-me-down from

a relative. That could be a problem, because we found that these carriers wear

down over time and become dangerous.''

The commission also is investigating whether Evenflo reported the

accidents to the government, as required by federal law.

Rader said Evenflo did not test the car seat/carriers properly.

Evenflo recalled about 800,000 car seats in 1998.

The commission asked for the recall after receiving customer

complaints and reports of injuries from the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration.

A call to Evenflo officials seeking comment Monday was not returned.

To receive a free repair kit for the carrier, call Evenflo at

1-. All of the baby car seats recalled since 1998 can be seen on the

commission's Web site, beginning Tuesday.

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On The Net:

Evenflo: http://www.joyridecarseat.com/

CPSC: http://www.cpsc.gov

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