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Graco Child Safety Seat 1999 Complaint

Complaint about CHILD SEAT : MATERIAL/PADDING

WEYERS CAVE, VA

Consumer Complaint:
THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN MY DAUGHTERS AGES 2 YRS, AND 7 MONTHS WERE RIDING SIDE-BY-SIDE IN MY CAR. THE STICKERS ON THE TWO YEAR LD SEAT, UNKNOWN TO ME, HAD BEGAN TO PEAL, AND FLAKE. SHE HANDED A UARTER SIZED PIECE OF THIS MATERIAL TO THE 7 MONTH OLD AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE 7 MONTH OLD PUT THIS IN HER MONTH, AND BEGAN TO CHOKE. SHE HAD SPIT-UP, AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THANKFULLY, I WAS BLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. MY DAUGHTER WAS BECOMING EXTREMLY DISTRESSED. AFTER ATTEMPTING MULTIPLE FINGER SWEEPS, I DISCOVERED, AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PIECE OF PLASTIC COATED STICKER FROM MY BABY'S AIRWAY. I THEN REMOVED ALL STICKERS FROM THE TWO YEAR OLDS SEAT FOR THE SAFETY OF THE BABY. I'M WAS NOT ASKING FOR A RECALL, (THE CAR SEAT COMPANY HAS SENT US A NEW SEAT) JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE PARENTS AWARE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK THE STICKERS. I ALWAYS TEST THEIR SEATS, AND THE BUCKLES BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN, BUT HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS TYPE OF THREAT. EVEN THOUGH MY DAUGHTER IS FINE NOW, THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL THAT I HOPE NO OTHER PARENT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH.*AK

Date of Incident:
20020815

1 person injured.