Nearly 200,000 juvenile car seats recalled for injury risk to children

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Over 200,000 car seats were recalled due to an issue that increases the risk of choking and injury to children.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall for 179,845 car seats from the brand Dorel Juvenile Group after receiving "13 cases of a child who placed a piece of the... headrest foam into their mouth."

The recall concerned multiple models of the Safety 1st Grow and Go Sprint. Those model numbers were:

• CC321GYU
• CC321GYUD
• CC321GYY
• CC321GYYD
• CC321HAO
• CC321HAR

The recall noted that a free "recall kit" would be sent to those who purchased the product that will allow them to install a replacement foam headrest. Letters are expected to be sent out to affected owners in mid-June.

More information can be found in the NHTSA's recall report.