by Michelle Stein posted in Products

Parents and caregivers of older kids should definitely take note of a new recall affecting nearly 150,00 car booster seats.
On Thursday, Harmony Juvenile Products recalled 148,165 of its Big Boost Deluxe booster seats, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA.) In the event of a crash, the seat belt may cause excessive force to be applied to the restrained child's chest. Consequently, this "excessive force" can increase the risk of injury during a car accident.
The Big Boost Deluxe booster seats were sold at Walmart, among other retailers. The seat was designed to fit children between 30 and 110 pounds and between 34-57 inches tall.
Harmony's product page for the seat notes this seat was the winner of the IIHS BEST BET Award from 2016 to 2018. Interestingly, BEST BETs are seats that "provide good belt fit for typical 4 to 8 year-olds in almost any car, minivan or SUV," according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The description also claims the seat "exceeds US FMVSS 213 standards."
The remedy for this recall was still "under development" at press time, according to the NHTSA, and the manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
"To our understanding, there have been no injuries or incidents as a result of this non-compliance anywhere in the world including USA, Europe and Canada," Harmony said, according to NBC12. "We are ...