The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Thursday that over 71,000 baby seats manufactured and sold by Britax were recalled for safety reasons. The affected part was the handle that attaches to the car seats, by which one may carry the seat around, according to USA Today.
The carry hand on these car seats "can crack and break allowing the seat to fall unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury to the infant... (Consumers are) to immediately stop carrying the car seat by the handle until the repairs are installed," the CPSC said. The agency had received 74 reports of "handles developing fractures, cracks and/or breaking while use, including one report of an infant who received a bump on the head when the carrier fell to the ground," according to ABC News.
However, the recall issue does not have any impact on other uses of the car seat, so consumers may continue to utilize the car seat after it has been fit and secured on a stroller or in a car.
The company is sending repair kits to all consumers registered with it.
The affected models of car seats were included the B-Safe 35, B- Safe 35 Elite and B-Safe 35 Travel System. The faulty seats were made between October 2014 and July 2015. The CPSC has said that consumers can check on the label of the product to see whether the piece they have bought and used falls within any of these model and year-of-manufacture ranges for the recalled products. If so, such consumers are urged to take remedial action immediately.
The products were sold for between $210 and $ 250 by retailers including Target, Amazon, Diapers.com, Babies R Us and buybuyBaby, according to AL.com.
