The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently revised its child restraint guidelines, which are now categorized by age instead of by type of child seat, in response to the latest scientific and medical research. The new guidelines urge parents to keep children in each restraint type, including rear-facing, forward-facing and booster seats, for as long as possible before moving them to the next type of seat. Kids should be kept in rear-facing car seats, for example, until 2 years of age or until they surpass the height and weight limits of the car seat.
Each year, child safety seats are recalled by manufacturers due to a variety of defects in the design, manufacture, or warnings on the products. Children involved in accidents while restrained in defective car seats often suffer catastrophic injuries and death. If your child has been injured due to a defective child car seat, contact Atlanta personal injury attorney Leigh R. Bodner to discuss your legal options.
