What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997143
- Recall date
- 15 August 1997
- Make
- Evenflo
- Models
- 229 Scout, 224 Champion, 225 Scout, 219 Trooper, 225 Champion, 224 Scout
- Model years
- 1996 to 1997
- Vehicle class
- Child Car Seat
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Compliance TC
- Vehicles affected
- 7,177
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: COMBINATION CHILD RESTRAINTS.rnTHESE RESTRAINTS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF C.M.V.S.S. 213 - CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. THE HARNESS WEBBING ADJUSTER MECHANISM LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM FRONT OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO SLIP DURING CRASH TESTING. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE HARNESS WEBBING TO SLIP WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE CHILD MOVING FURTHER FORWARD IN A FRONTAL COLLISION.rnCORRECTION: ADJUSTER KITS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED TO RESTRAINT OWNERS WHO CALL 1-800-490-7586.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1997143.