Kiddy car seats
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 11, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 11, 2014the latest report was made
- Dec 11, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Kiddy
- Maker
- KIDDY USA, INCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Car seatsFor infants or childrenCPSC’s product type: Car Seats (For Infants or Children) (code 1519), in Toys & Children: Strollers & Car Seats
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Not said 1 CPSC: Unspecified
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Not said Made Dec 11, 2014, sent to the company Jan 5, 2015, published by CPSC Jan 20, 2015
The product, in the report: This is an infant car seat certified for use from 4-35 pounds and up to 37 inches.
I am a pediatrician with 4 years of experience working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and am also a Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Instructor with 16 years experience installing more than 10,000 car seats.
I am very concerned that the Kiddy Evolution Pro USA infant car seat poses a significant risk of strangulation, even when used properly. This infant car seat features a 3-point (Y-shaped) harness with a chest clip. It is certified for infants weighing 4 pounds and up. Unlike any other infant seat currently on the market in the US, this seat features a lay-flat option. When the parent pushes the carry handle to the position behind the head of the car seat, the inner mechanism of the car seat lays the child’s body nearly flat (about 170 degrees).
I am concerned about strangulation both in the semi-upright position as well as in the lay flat position.
In the semi-upright position (what is required for use in a motor vehicle), due to the large gap between the infant’s diaper area and the crotch buckle, there are 2 scenarios which could easily happen, both of which would result in the infant’s chin getting stuck on the chest clip which could quickly lead to strangulation. In one scenario, the infant simply slouches until their diaper area reaches the crotch strap. As a pediatrician I can tell you that this will almost certainly happen as newborns don’t have the muscle control to keep themselves from slouching, and also can’t sit up straighter after they have slouched. In scenario #2, the infant is easily able to get both of their legs to one side of the crotch buckle (instead of having a leg on either side of the crotch buckle) and this diagonal position of the body would further encourage the infant to slouch, at which time the only thing that would stop them from slouching further would be the chin contacting the chest clip.
In the lay flat position it is to be anticipated that the infant will wiggle and squirm to some degree, even while sleeping. The same issues as highlighted above can happen in this lay flat position where the infant’s throat gets stuck under the chest clip leading to strangulation.
It is important to note that this seat is currently sold in Europe (and has been for at least the past 12 months) - BUT in Europe there is no chest clip on the seat. There is simply the 3-point Y-shaped harness.
I have discussed my concerns with the manufacturer’s contact person in the US - [REDACTED] - but I am not sure he fully understood the concern and the severity of the potential problem.
The other concern I have with this product is that while the manufacturer states in the manual that it is not permissible to install the car seat in a vehicle in the lay-flat mode, it is nonetheless possible to do this - both when installing the carrier in the base, as well as when installing the carrier without the base. An infant would be at risk of significant head and neck injuries in a crash if the seat was in the lay flat position.
- Model
- kiddy Evolution USA (racing black) + base - 51900EV077
- UPC
- 4009749326750
- Serial number
- 080-100000159
- Where
- Unspecified: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Kiddy, made or sold by KIDDY USA, INC
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20141228-1558F-2147437334
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Unspecified
CPSC’s disclaimer
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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