Baby Car Seat Manufacturer Graco Will Pay Settlement

Car seat manufacturer and baby product maker Graco Children’s Products Inc. will settle charges that it belatedly reported problems with car seats, high chairs, strollers and other products that resulted in hundreds of injuries and at least six deaths by paying $4 million dollars.

Graco has also issued a recall on Toddler Beds they sold from 1994 to 2001.

Reports say car seat maker Graco and its subsidiary, Century Products, did not report defects in 16 different products. The products — more than 12 million in all — included car seats, infant carriers, high chairs, strollers, swings and beds.

Six deaths were linked to Graco Infant Swings. Recently, 140,000 Graco Travel Lite Infant Swings were recalled in July after the company received 100 reports of children slipping out of faulty seat belts and sustaining injuries such as bloody lips, bumps and bruises.