NHTSA recall campaign
97C012000
ManufacturerBRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.Reported1997-04-14Affected8,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE MINIMUM FORCE REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE BELT BUCKLE COULD BE LESS THAN THE MINIMUM BUCKLE FORCE REQUIRED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 213, "CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS." A CHILD COULD HAVE AN EASIER TIME OPENING THE BUCKLE.
Risk
IF A CHILD RELEASES THE BUCKLE AND THEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE CHILD WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND COULD BE INJURED.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A NEW BUCKLE BUTTON AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.