February 25, 2004

By: Jordan Strauss
Website: http://www.1st-in-cars.com

Peg Perego U.S.A., Inc. and NHTSA Announce a Safety Recall of the “Primo Viaggio” Car Seat

Peg Perego USA, Inc., in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is voluntarily recalling its Primo Viaggio infant car seats due to the occurrence of a non-compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Standard No. 213 in some of its infant seats. Some of these seats may have been assembled incorrectly, such that the latching mechanism on the left side (from the baby’s perspective) may not engage the latching rod (in the base) completely. In those cases, the infant seat will not be completely secured to the infant car seat base in the vehicle.

Peg Perego and NHTSA have received no reports of injuries from consumers.

These infant seats were sold separately with a base as the Primo Viaggio infant seat or bundled with a stroller and sold as Pliko Travel System or Primo Viaggio Travel System. They were produced from February 1, 2001 to and including June 10, 2001.

Consumers who returned their Product Registration Cards will be sent instructions to inspect and service their Primo Viaggio directly from Peg Perego.

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