It’s a frightening statistic that parents fear most. Every year thousands of children are killed in motor vehicle crashes. In fact, it’s the leading cause of death among children in the United States. To prevent this kind of tragedy, parents purchase car seats to keep their children safe. Statistics show us that by putting kids in age as well as size appropriate car seats, they significantly cuts down on serious and even fatal injuries.

But sometimes, despite parents being responsible and putting their children in car seats, they find themselves the owners of defective child products, including child car seats, some of which have been recalled. In just the last few years alone, hundreds of thousands of infant and child car seats were recalled for safety reasons. Handles were found to be defective possibly causing children to fall while being carried and defective mounting brackets put children at risk of injury during a crash.

So what can parents do to tell if a child seat is safe and what should be done if the car seat purchased ends up being recalled? Research prior to purchase is critical but if a recall should occur, many times the product won’t even have to be sent back! Manufacturers are often able to send replacement parts to you free of charge so that you won’t have to worry about a replacement seat in the mean time.

It’s also important to understand how to use your child car or booster seat. Many times these product are installed incorrectly, putting the child at unnecessary risk. In fact, one study found that 72% of almost 3,500 observed car and booster seats were used improperly.

All products should come with a reasonable expectation of safety, none more so than your child’s car seat. You’re probably used to being inundated with a plethora of products all designed for your child, but it is important to know the history of any safety product. This is doubly true if the car seat you’re purchasing is not new.

In these tough economic times, parents sometimes opt to purchase pre-owned items. This can be dangerous as some car seats have been recalled or even been involved in a car crash. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has found that many thrift stores sell hazardous products, including children’s products, such as infant car seats that have been recalled.

Despite the many efforts of the government and retailers over the last several years in the interest of safety, children of all ages still suffer injury due to defective products.

If your child has suffered an injury during an auto accident and was properly riding in a child car seat, contact infant and infant car seat lawyer Jeffrey Killino at 1-877-875-2927 today. As defective infant and child car seat lawyers, they can offer you a free consultation on whether you may file a claim against a child car seat manufacturer.