Consumer Complaint Detail

BRITAX / CHILD SAFETY SEAT / CHIL

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000018167 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: COTATI Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Britax Child Safety, Inc.
Model Name: CHILD SAFETY SEAT Model Year: CHIL
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Child seat:harness retainer/chest clip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2001 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The metal portion of the harness strap adapter that was sent, as part of recall repair (retrofit kit), gets jammed into the slots at the back of the car seat where the strap feeds through, this does not allow for tightening of the harness straps therefore the strapping in of the child is not snug, the consumer has cut hands on the hard plastic trying to dislodge the metal piece from the slot at the back of the seat (britax roundabout model #161, manufactured mar 1999, recall #00e-034). nlm