Graco Children's Products is set to recall 4,176,601 toddler and booster child restraints of certain model year 2009 through 2013 and 2006 through 2014 in the US due to a defect that involves difficulty in unlatching the harness buckle. ...
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Automotive seats maker Combi USA has issued a voluntary recall on 33,139 child restraints of certain model year stating that the harness webbing of the seats fail to meet breaking strength requirements. As a result, the child seats fail ...
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The BMW i3 has scored a disappointing four-star crash test rating from independent safety assessor Euro NCAP. BMW’s first electric car, expected to be awarded a five-star rating, was joined by the Ford EcoSport, Mercedes-Benz Citan, ...
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Child restraints are divided into categories, according to the weight of the children for whom they are suitable. These correspond broadly to different age groups, but it is the weight of the child that is most important when deciding what ...
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Parents need to catch up to the safety advances in car seats and learn how to install them correctly, according to a study released this week by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Although all vehicles and car seats made since 2002 ...
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The new Toyota RAV4 is practical, fuel efficient, spacious, and, overall, a really easy car to live with. But there's one thing that is unexpectedly complicated: child seat installations. We install child restraints into every vehicle we ...
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The Foton Tunland has been awarded a disappointing three-star ANCAP safety rating in the latest round of local crash testing. Despite Foton claiming its Chinese-built Tunland ute was designed in accordance with four-star Euro NCAP ...
Mitsubishi Motors Australia (MMAL) has launched the Mirage in ES, ES Sport and LS models in the home-market. All the models are powered by 1.2L three-cylinder MIVEC engine paired to a five-speed manual or continuously variable ...
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Finding a booster seat that correctly fits your child is easier than ever according to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Institute has released their annual list of the best-fitting booster seats for ...
Tags: Car Booster Seats, Highway Safety, booster seat, seat belt