March 3, 2008:  Combi USA, Inc. has announced a Voluntary Safety Recall of select Infant Car Seats:  Centre, Centre ARB and Shuttle Rear Facing Infant Restraints (Model numbers:  8065, 8074, 8086, 8087 and 8520 and associated Travel systems containing the Centre and Shuttle Model #4400, 4515, 4520).  Affected units were manufactured from October 19, 2005 to December 15, 2007.   

According to Combi USA, test data conducted by Combi USA, Inc., the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Transport Canada ”revealed that the seat of the restraint could potentially separate from its base.”

No actual instances of seat separation have been reported, but as many as 67,000 units are affected by this recall.   

Combi USA is offering a free retrofit kit to consumers.  For more information about the recall or to learn how to obtain the retrofit kit, check out the press release here.