9999 KOLCRAFT CHILD SAFETY SEAT

0 recalls — 492 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

492 total complaints 7 crashes 1 fires 29 injuries 2 deaths

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)	321
CHILD SEAT	110
CHILD SEAT:TETHER: STRAP/WEBBING	12
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:INFANT	10
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP	9
SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT	7
CHILD SEAT:SHIELD ASSEMBLY	6
CHILD SEAT:BASE	4
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE	3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY	2

Incident date: Jul 3, 2003

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 170101NNC 30293; WHILE THE CHILD IS STRAPPED INSIDE OF THE CAR SEAT STRAP WILL FALL OFF, CAUSING THE CHILD TO FALL OUT AND NOT BE PROTECTED. *AK

Incident date: Mar 1, 2003

THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A CHEST CLIP.*JB

Incident date: Aug 2, 2002

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 34937, DOM 03/17/01. WHILE CARRYING CHILD SAFETY SEAT HANDLE SUDDENLY RELEASED. CHILD SEAT HANDLE FLEW BACK, SEAT WENT FORWARD, CHILD FELL TO THE GROUND FACE DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Incident date: Feb 12, 2002

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 161-112,DOM 01/08/1997; HANDLE ON THE CHILD SEAT WILL NOT GO BACK. UNABLE TO PUT CHILDSEAT IN A VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Incident date: Oct 11, 2001

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 23305DOM 28- DEC- 1998; 2 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS IN SEAT, CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO VEHICLE, SHE FOUND CHILD HAD WRAPPED HARNESS STRAP AROUND HER NECK AND WAS CHOKING. CONSUMER COULD NOT GET HARNESS STRAP OFF CHILD'S NECK. SHE HAD TO CUT THE... Read more

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 43804LEX, DOM 5/13/1998. REMEDY FOR RECALL FAILED. WHILE USING SEAT AS A CARRIER WITH THE REPAIR KIT SECURELY IN PLACE HANDLE COLLAPSED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

Incident date: Jul 5, 2001

KOLCRAFT 141-100, DOM 04/19/1996; CARRYING HANDLE ON CHILD SAFETY SEAT FAILS TO LOCK INTO PLACE PROPERLY, ALLOWING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD. CHILD WAS ALMOST EJECTED OUT OF SEAT, BUT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL# 165-100. CARRYING HANDLE BROKE AWAY FROM SEAT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE USING SEAT AS A CARRIER HANDLE COLLAPSED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK.

Incident date: Apr 24, 2001

KOLCRAFT MODEL 871469, DOM I1- MAR- 1996. WHILE WALKING CHILD CARRIER SEAT HANDLE RELEASED, AND CHILD ALMOST FELL OUT.*AK

THE STRAP THAT GOES OVER THE CHILDS SHOULDERS AND CLIPS BETWEEN THE LEGS HAS A LARGE GAP BETWEEN THE SHOULDER STRAP AND BUCKLE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT KOLCRAFT SEND A RETAINER CLIP BUT THEY SAID THAT THE PARTICULAR SEAT NEVER CAME WITH A CLIP (KOLCRAFT ROCK N RIDE 131-101 MANUFACTURED 2-16-88).... Read more

Incident date: Apr 19, 2001

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 87147, DOM 01-12-1995; HANDLE HAS SLIPPED OUT OF LOCKED POSITION TWICE. *AK

Incident date: Mar 20, 2001

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 13822, DOM 07- 09- 1997: HANDLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY UNLATCHED AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE INFANTS WERE STRAPPED IN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Incident date: Feb 20, 2001

WAS TIGHTENING SEAT BELT WHEN BUCKLE CAME OFF ITS RIVOT ON BACK OF CAR SEAT.*AK

Incident date: Sep 1, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 43903L-CZ, DOM 05-25-99. HANDLE STARTED TO CLICK WHEN CARRYING CHILD. CONSUMER ONLY USED STROLLER. CALLED KOLCRAFT FOR ANOTHER HANDLE, AND THEY SENT OUT A REPLACEMENT KIT IN WHICH WITHIN THREE WEEKS HANDLE BROKE AGAIN.*AK

Incident date: Feb 27, 2001

KOLCRAFT MODEL 23308L-XR, DOM 11-2-99, BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH. *AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL 79750, DOM 8/4/97 ADJUSTER ON CSS HARNESS BROKE WHICH WON'T TIGHTEN HARNESS, AND WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BELT/HARNESS POPPED OFF RESTRAINT, CSS WAS UNABLE TO RESTRAIN CHILD . *AK THE BUCKLE FOR CHILD RESTRAINT POPPED OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TIGHTENING THE BELT. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED IF IT WOULD POP OUT DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

Incident date: Nov 1, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 160111, STYLE 13822, DOM 10/15/1996; RECEIVED RECALL 99E047000 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & RECEIVED A REPAIR KIT. REPAIRED HANDLE. WHILE CARRYING CHILD SEAT BY NEW HANDLE, IT GAVE WAY & BROKE. RECALL REMEDY FAILED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE TO SHAMIKA WHO INDICAT... Read more

HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE KOLCRAFT SECURA(#43824 MADE ON 4-AUG-98) CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS RECALLED, AFTER RECALLED PART WAS RECIEVED AND INSTALLED IT FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO FLIP OVER, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

Incident date: Oct 19, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 160-114, DOM 03-06-1997; 3 MONTH OLD BABY FELL FOR THE 4TH TIME OUT OF THE INFANT SEAT. ONLY THIS TIME HIS HEAD HIT THE GROUND. HE HAS A KNOT ON HIS HEAD, BUT NO OTHER INJURY. HANDLE APPEARED TO BE LOCKED/ DISCONNECTED. *AK

1 injured

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 23306LBA, DOM: 3/23/99. THREAD ON THE HARNESS STRAP IS COMING UNDONE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 23308LBA, DOM 20-AUG-1999; HARNESS/STRAPS BUCKLE UNSNAPS THE LATCH PLATE. ITS VERY HARD TO GET LATCH PLATE TO BUCKLE. CHILD CAN UNLATCH THE BUCKLE. HARNESS ADJUSTER STRAPS WOULD CAUSE THE STRAPS TO TIGHTEN UP ON CHILD. CANNOT LOOSEN STRAPS FOR THE ADJUSTER. *AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 160-114, DOM 5/19/79, STYLE # 13822LEX: REPAIR KIT DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM WITH CAR SEAT, ONLY MADE SITUATION WORSE. CARRYING HANDLE DID NOT LOCK AT ALL. KOLCRAFT WAS CONTACTED ABOUT CAR SEAT. PARENT WAS TOLD TO SEND THE CAR SEAT TO KOLCRAFT TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

Incident date: Jun 11, 2000

KOLCRAFT CCS MODEL # 150228, DOM JUL 31, 1998. CHILD IS ABLE TO TAKE THE CLIP LOOSE AND UNLATCH THE LOCKING DEVICE AND LET HIMSELF LOOSE, SO CHILD IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK

THE HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED CAUSING THE SEAT TO FLIP OVER AND CAUSING THE BABY TO BE HARMED. 2 REPAIR KITS HAVE BEEN SENT TO CONSUMER BUT NEITHER HAS FIXED THE SEAT TO THEIR SATISFACTION ( KOLCRAFT 13822-HYX-MANUFACTURED 29-AUG-96). NLM

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 1616, DOM 06-19-1996; RECALL 99E047000. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL.*AK

Incident date: Aug 1, 1998

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 161114, DOM JUN 5,1997. WHILE CARRYING SEAT BY HANDLE WITH BABY IN IT, HANDLE WILL FLIP, AND CHILD FALLS FORWARD. *AK

Incident date: Jul 29, 2000

RECEIVED REPAIR KIT 4 MONTHS AGO BASED ON RECALL 99E047000. REPAIR KIT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT KEPT SLIDING OFF. WILL NOT STAY ON.*AK

Incident date: Aug 3, 2000

KOLCRAFT CAR SEAT, STYLE: HU 13404, ABERDEEN, NC, USA, 150 207 NC (ARM REST/RESTRAINT BROKE DURING NORMAL USE.)*AK

Incident date: Aug 21, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 43903, DOM 12/19/98. WHILE CARRYING SEAT BY HANDLE, IT FLIPPED BACKWARD, AND IF CHILD WAS NOT BUCKLED IN, HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF CSS.*AK

Incident date: Aug 21, 2000

SEAT IS ON RECALL FOR THE HANDLE, AND CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT HANDLE.*AK

MODEL (160-115) CARSEAT RECALL PARTS RECEIVED AND INSTALLED, HOWEVER THE COMPONENT POPPED OFF RESULTING IN THE HANDLE SLIPPING AND FLIPPING FORWARD. *ET

Incident date: May 15, 2000

RECALL 99E047000/HANDEL BREAKAGE: KOLCRAFT MODEL # 43814 MFR DATE 8-11-98; AFTER INSTALLING REPAIR KIT, TEN WEEKS LATER THE HAND COMMENCE TO SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED UNLATCHING AGAIN, AND THE SCREW CAME OUT AS WELL. MANUFACTURER BEING CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL. *AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 160115, DOM 09-MAR-1998; HAD PLACED COUSIN'S BABY IN CHILD SEAT & PICKED UP SEAT BY THE HANDLE WHEN IT FLIPPED FORWARD. IN MAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH CONSUMER'S CHILD IN SEAT. BUTTONS RECEIVED FROM MANUFACTURER KEPT POPPING OFF. WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER NOTHING ELSE C... Read more

Incident date: Feb 16, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 23308LXR, DOM 16-FEB-2000; WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WITH CHILD SEAT LOCKED INTO PLACE WHEN THE LATCH ON THE SHIELD BECAME UNLATCHED. *AK

Incident date: Jul 5, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODELS#43852/161115, DOM 12-NOV-97. WAS CARRYING THE BABY OUT TO THE CAR AND THE HANDLE CAME UNLOCKED AND CHANGED POSITION.*AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL 23304, DOM 06/21/96, 2-YEAR OLD CHILD TOOK OFF HARNESS CLIP WHILE IN THE SEAT AND THEN LOST IT, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE CHILD HAS DONE THIS. CONSUMER IS UPSET BECAUSE MANUFACTURER CANNOT OVERNIGHT THE CLIP ,THEY STATE IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 7- 10 DAYS.*AK

KOLCRAFT STYLE # 36845, DOM 04/4/96, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER FOR THE RECALL OVER 3 MONTHS AGE AND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REPAIR KIT, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX THE RECALL. CONTACT KOLCRAFT @ 18777762609 3 TIMES, AND REORDERED THE REPAIR KIT. BUT, STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE F... Read more

KOLCRAFT STYLE # 43964, DOM 08/02/99; BASE KEEPS SLIDDING WHEN TURNING CORNERS. IT WILL NOT STAY TIGHT ,DOES NOT FIT CORRECTLY. CONSUMER HAS TRIED ALL SEAT POSITION IN BACK.*AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 43120FG, DOM 22-SEP-1999; WHEN PICKING UP THE CHILD SEAT BY THE HANDLE, IT WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY. WOULD SLIP DUE TO STICKINESS OF RELEASE BUTTONS. *AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 13852, DOM 05-20-1997; RECALL 99E047000: CARRYING HANDLE BREAKAGE; OWNER WAITED TWO MONTHS BEFORE RECALL REPAIR KIT WAS RECEIVED. *AK

KOLCRAFT CHILD SEAT CARRIER HANDLE GETS STUCK AND WON'T MOVE. ALSO, MAKES CLICKING NOISES AS IF IT'S ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. *AK

Incident date: Feb 27, 2000

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 161112, STYLE 13832, DOM 01-01-1997; CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT RECALL PARTS FOR CHILD SEAT. MANUFACTURER MAILING PARTS. WAITED SINCE FEBRUARY & SO FAR NO PARTS FOR THE CARRYING HANDLE. *AK

KOLCRAFT INFANT RIDER STYLE # 13852 MODEL 161-100, DOM 4/25/96; RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH/APRIL, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE HANDLE. CONTACTED KOLCRAFT. KOLCRAFT CLAIMED THAT IT WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS, AND TO CONTACT 1877776-2609. COULD NOT TALK TO A PARTI... Read more

RECALL 99E047000 KOLCRAFT/HANDLE BREAKAGE; OWNER HAS NOT RECEIVED REPAIR KIT. OWNER HAS ORDERED KIT 3 TIMES IN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD.*AK

CENTURY MODEL # 43903, DOM 06-01-1999;WHILE CARRYING THE CHILD SEAT HANDLE RELEASED FROM THE LOCKED POSITION, CAUSING SEAT TO FLIP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILS TO LOCK INTO PLACE (KOLCRAFT SECURA - MANUFACTURED 07-15-99). NLM

CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE RECALL PARTS FOR 3 MONTHS EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS. NLM

Incident date: Dec 9, 1999

CHILD SEAT HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING FALLING ACCIDENT, THE CHILD SEAT IS PUT ON RECALL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. YH

1 injured

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NHTSA Safety Investigations — KOLCRAFT CHILD SAFETY SEAT

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA — Closed

CARRY HANDLE UNLATCHING

There is no summary currently available

PE — Closed

TAB FOR SEAT BELT ATTACHMENT BREAKS OFF

the complainants allege tabs break off.

KOLCRAFT CHILD SAFETY SEAT — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the KOLCRAFT CHILD SAFETY SEAT across all model years.

0 Total Recalls

492 Total Complaints

2 Investigations

7 Reported Crashes

1 Reported Fires

2 Reported Deaths

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