2014

Earlier this week, a recall of car seats from Graco caught the eye of the media due to the immense size of the announcement.  The recall pertains to nearly 3.8 million seats of various models, all of which could possibly suffer from an issue that prevents the proper unbuckling of the child from the seat. … read more

3.8 million car seats are being recalled by Graco Children’s Products due to a seatbelt issue that could make it difficult to extricate a child from the unit when a speedy exit from the vehicle is necessary.  Originally, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had requested that the company recall 18 models, but since Graco… read more

We’ve talked before about how to properly install a car seat in a vehicle and how important it is to do this on every single ride, but there’s a lot more to car safety than just making sure a child is in a properly fitted seat.  A new advice column in the Washington Post offers… read more

Although car seats and various safety mechanisms designed to protect children have come a long way in recent decades, parents still have a role to play.  After all, a child can’t be protected during a collision if they’re not using the very systems that are supposed to offer that protection. Newly released statistics from the… read more

A new rule that could soon be on the way from the United States government has the potential to improve the safety of car seats.  If passed, it would join other recommendations about the LATCH systems that also seek to reduce the threat posed to children by a crash. USA Today explores the issue in… read more

Most parents don’t even realize when they’re doing something wrong with a car seat.  It’s not like they’re purposely putting their children in harm’s way; they’re simply making the kind of mistakes that people make all throughout the country, the type of oversights that wouldn’t receive a second thought unless the vehicle is involved in… read more

Zeus 360, Zeus Turn, and Coccoro child restraints are being recalled by Combi USA because of a possible safety issue associated with the items.  33,139 child safety seats are impacted by the recall, which was issued once it was realized that the products may not be in compliance with federal regulations.  This is due to… read more

This past Monday, parents in the vicinity of El Centro, California were able to benefit from a car seat safety check put on by the local Kiwanis Club and the California Highway Patrol.  A Senator who was on hand for the event noted that, with a fatality taking place in traffic every three hours or… read more

New research has come out that highlights the common deficiencies present in the way parents are buckling their children into car seats.  These shortcomings are unfortunate, as all it takes is one seemingly minor slip-up to undermine the viability of the seat in its entirety. The research was conducted by the Wayne State University Transportation… read more

With cold descending upon much of the country, this is an important time to take a look at one of those things that many parents do wrong when strapping their children into a car seat:  keeping the straps looser than they should be.  You obviously want to bundle your child up as warm as possible… read more

Changes are constantly being made to ensure the safety of children being transported in a vehicle, and one fairly substantial change is set to come online at the beginning of next year.  At that time, car safety officials will start to recommend that children should only use the LATCH system if they and their car… read more

G2 Car Seat Bases are being recalled by Orbit Baby because of a potential injury hazard posed.  A total of 2,962 bases are being recalled, and each will have a model number of ORB 822000 and a batch number of A0880, A0860, or A0840.  Each of these products will have a StrongArm Knob responsible for… read more