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Booster Seat Manufacturers Give Parents Dangerous Advice: Misleading Claims, Meaningless Safety Testing, and Unsafe Recommendations to Parents About When They Can Transition Their Children from Car Seats to Booster Seats
House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy
Abstract
The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform investigated child booster seat safety concerns in the United States. The report states that booster seat manufacturers have endangered lives by not conducting adequate side-impact testing, providing false statements about testing protocols, and recommending unsafe usage for children under 40 pounds. The investigation is based on internal documents from seven major booster seat manufacturers, exposing lapses in safety practices and misleading information to consumers.
Date
2020-12-10
Document Type
House Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
33 pages
Congress
116
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
15: Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce
PAP Minor Code
1525: Consumer Safety and Consumer Fraud