Child seat: handle (infant) (Eddie Bauer and Alpha Elite)
Car seat recall 06C-005. NHTSA received DOREL JUVENILE GROUP’s report on Nov 17, 2006.
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The short answer
NHTSA received DOREL JUVENILE GROUP’s report on Nov 17, 2006. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
THE CHILD COULD CHOKE ON THE SCREW.
CERTAIN DOREL JUVENILE GROUP (DJG) COMFORT INFANT CHILD RESTRAINTS, MODELS 22-331 AND 22-332 ALPHA ELITE AND 22-630 AND 22-631 EDDIE BAUER, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 26, 2005, AND FEBRUARY 28, 2006.
ONE OR MORE OF THE SIX HANDLE TRIM SCREWS CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT INTO THE CHILD OCCUPANT AREA.
THE CHILD COULD THEN PICK UP THE SCREW AND PLACE IT INTO HIS OR HER MOUTH.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat: handle (infant).
What should you do?
DJG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY KIT WHICH CONSISTS OF SIX REPLACEMENT SCREWS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND A SCREWDRIVER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DJG TOLL FREE AT 877-229-1374.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 67,276 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- Eddie Bauer 22-630Built from Jul 26, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006; built from Jul 26, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006
- Alpha Elite 22-331Built from Jul 26, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006
- Alpha Elite 22-332Built from Jul 26, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006
- Eddie Bauer 22-631Built from Jul 26, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006; built from Jul 26, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006
Who is recalling it?
- Made by DOREL JUVENILE GROUP.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 24, 2026.