I am a cpst reporting a dorel designer 22 infant seat that does not connect to the base. English is a second language for this family who visited my fitting station today. Product info: Model # ic-048-aai mfg 05/20/2010. Seat is generally in good condition and family has been using it without the base because of difficulty connecting the carrier to the base. I looked carefully at the carrier to base connection and it appears that the carrier will not connect to the base unless the carrier release bar (behind the child's head) is squeezed. I contacted dorel and offered to return the seat to them. The representative I spoke with (name available upon request) checked with a supervisor (name available upon request) and they determined that since this model is no longer in production it would not be necessary to send the seat back to dorel for further review. This seat is less than 4 years old and although it is no longer in production I am concerned that other dorel designer 22 infant seats still in use may also have a problem connecting to the base.

- Baton Rouge, LA, USA

We had attached a rear-facing infant car seat in the proper position. We got this inspected by the local police back when it was first attached. It was working fine for 8 months. Last week, when my wife braked the car, the base of the car seat detached itself from the latching restraint that kept it in position. The base came crashing towards the driver's seat. Luckily, our baby was not in the car seat. This seems like a defect either in the latching restraint in the 2003 Toyota Camry or a defect in the car seat itself. (related vehicle information: Model year=2003, make=Toyota, model=Camry).

- Centreville, VA, USA