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NHTSA Campaign 08C010000

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING

Issued by BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC. · Reported Dec 11, 2008 · 31,492 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BRITAX IS RECALLING CERTAIN FRONTIER CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, MODELS E9L54E7 (FRONTIER RED ROCK), E9L54H6 (FRONTIER RUSHMORE), E9L54H7 (FRONTIER PINK SKY), E9L54M6 (FRONTIER CANYON), AND E9L5490 (FRONTIER SAHARA), MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND SEPTEMBER 18, 2008. IF THE HARNESS STRAPS ARE LOOSENED USING ONE STRAP AT A TIME, THEN THE HARNESS STRAPS MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE METAL YOKE LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE CHILD SEAT.

Consequence

SHOULD THE HARNESS STRAPS BECOME DETACHED, THE CHILD WILL NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

BRITAX WILL MAIL THE CONSUMER NOTICE AND REMEDY KITS TO ALL REGISTERED OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO HAVE NOT REGISTERED THEIR SEATS WITH BRITAX MUST CALL BRITAX AT 1-800-683-2045 AND REQUEST A KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 17, 2008. INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE POSTED ON THE BRITAX WEBSITE AT <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.BRITAXUSA.COM>HTTP://WWW.BRITAXUSA.COM</A> NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 17, 2008. OWNERS WITH OTHER QUESTIONS CAN CONTACT BRITAX AT 1-800-683-2045.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BRITAX E9L5490 (FRONTIER) 31,492
BRITAX E9L54E7 (FRONTIER) 31,492
BRITAX E9L54H6 (FRONTIER) 31,492
BRITAX E9L54H7 (FRONTIER) 31,492
BRITAX E9L54M6 (FRONTIER) 31,492

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08C010000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.