Texas Car Seat Lawyer

Car seats and booster seats are supposed to protect children and infants from injury in an auto accident. Unfortunately, defective car seats can also contribute to serious injuries or death. In 2014, over 6 million car seats were recalled — but less than half were repaired.

Need a Texas Car Seat Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If your child or a loved one was injured by Car Seat, you should contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit in Texas.

UPDATE: Evenflo Booster Seat Lawsuits

In January 2020, horrifying crash test videos of the Evenflo Big Kid Booster Seat were released publicly as part of lawsuits for children who were paralyzed in car accidents. These lawsuits have raised significant concerns about the safety of Evenflo booster seats, especially for children who weigh less than 40 pounds.

Graco Recalls 25,000 Car Seats

In June 2017, Graco voluntarily recalled over 25,000 “My Ride 65” car seats sold in the summer of 2014 after the harness webbing broke in two crash-tests. Click here to read more.

List of Car Seat Recalls

You can search for a list of car seat recalls on a website provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The list does not contain recalls that are more than 10 years old.

What is the problem?

Over the last decade, more than 10 million child car seats have been recalled. Many of these recalls involve sub-par materials used in the construction process, defective buckles, poorly-tested car seats, and more.

Tragically, the problems that prompt a car seat recall are often learned the hard way. A serious accident, injury, or death of a child is devastating. If your child was injured, you have a right to seek financial compensation and justice from manufacturers. Our lawyers can help.

Common car seat defects include:

Weak shell
Defective handle
Sticky buckle
Flammable material
Base/shell separation
Defective construction
Sudden release
Defective harness
Unintended rotation
And more

Recaro Recalls Performance and ProRide Car Seats

In September 2015, Recaro Child Safety, LLC recalled over 173,000 Performance and ProRide car seats because the top tether can come loose and fail to protect a child in a car crash.

Britax Recalls ClickTight Car Seats

In August 2015, Britax recalled about 200,000 ClickTight Advocate, Boulevard, and Marathon car seats because a sticky button could allow the shoulder straps to loosen.

Graco Fined $10 Million for Delaying Car Seat Recall

In April 2015, after delaying a recall of about 4 million car seats with defective buckles, federal safety officials have ordered Graco to pay at least $10 million in fines and steps to improve child safety. The fines followed a federal safety investigation into a 5-year delay in Graco’s recall of 6 million car seats with defective buckles that may get stuck and be impossible to open in an emergency. Click here to read more.

Dorel Car Seat Lawsuit Filed After Death

In August 2014, Dorel Juvenile Group, the world’s largest car seat manufacturer, was hit with a lawsuit (PDF) from a woman who alleges that the “Safety 1st” car seat has defective buckle that caused her child’s death. Click here to read more.

Graco Recalls 1.9 Million Car Seats With Sticky Buckles

In July 2014, Graco bent under pressure from federal safety authorities and will recall 1.9 million infant car seats with buckles that can get progressively stickier over time and may be impossible to open in an emergency. The recall involves the following car seats:

SnugRide, SnugRide Classic Connect
SnugRide 30, SnugRide Classic Connect 30
SnugRide 35, SnugRide Classic Connect 35
SnugRide Click Connect 40
Aprica A30

In March 2014, Graco recalled 4.2 million child car seats because the buckle can get gummed up by food and drinks. In an emergency, it may be difficult or impossible to remove the child from the car seat in the event of a car accident, fire, submersion in water, or medical emergency.

Some parents have had to cut the straps or maneuver their child out of the seat. At least one 2 year-old girl’s death has been blamed on a faulty buckle on the Graco Nautilus car seat.

Recalled Graco car seats include:

Argos 70
Argos 70 Elite
Classic Ride 50
Comfort Sport
Ready Ride
Cozy Cline
Toddler SafeSeat – Step 2
My Ride 65
My Ride 65 with Safety Surround
My Ride 70
My Size 70
Size4Me 70
Head Wise 70 with Safety Surround
Nautilus 3-in-1
Nautilus Plus
Nautilus Elite
Smart Seat
Smart Seat with Safety Surround

Click here for a complete list of recalled car seats.

BabyTrend Car Seat Recall

April 16, 2014 — On top of a recall involving 6 million car seats manufactured by Graco and Evenflo, Baby Trend is recalling 16,000 of the “TrendZ FastBack” 3-in-1 car seats because defective buckles on the harness can get stuck, making it difficult or impossible to remove a child from the car seat in an emergency. Click here to read more.

Evenflo Car Seat Recall

In April 2014, Evenflo recalled 1.3 million child car seats with the same defective buckle as the Graco car seats recalled in March. The recall includes only child car seats. Like Graco, Evenflo has refused to recall rear-facing infant car seats with the same defective buckle because they argue the seats can be detached from the base and removed from the car in an emergency.

Recalled Evenflo car seats include:

Momentum
Chase
Maestro
Symphony
Titan 65
SureRide
SecureKid
Snugli All-in-One
Snugli Booster

Need a Car Seat Lawyer in Texas?

Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged.

Collen’s amazing success in the courtroom and well known dedication to his clients has earned him the recognition of his peers as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in Texas.”

The Clark Firm has assembled a team of trial lawyers with more than 100 years experience, participation in over 600 jury trials and $260 million in verdicts and/or settlements. Please use the form below to contact our Texas car seat lawyers for a free lawsuit review.