Consumer Complaint Detail
BRITAX / E9L06 (MARATHON) / MARA
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043808 | Incident Date: Oct, 23 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Britax Child Safety, Inc. |
| Model Name: E9L06 (MARATHON) | Model Year: MARA |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Child seat:harness:strap/webbing |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 23 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| 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: We have a britax marathon car seat (man. 2003). the seat has what appears to be a major design flaw. there is a strap release between the child's leg that can be easily loosened by the child him/herself. if you lift this release, you can pull and loosen the straps, enabling the child to get out of the seat. very little pressure is needed and this is something our 2 1/2 year old daughter has easily been able to do while she has been properly buckled in. they have a lesser model called the roundabout that has a push button release. this appears to be a better option, since the child doesn't have the strength to operate the button. i spoke with britax today, and they took my complaint, but that's as far as it went. this is a big concern for me. this is a real danger, especially if the child isn't properly restrained. britax told me that it's up to the parents to tell the child not to pull at it. while this may be true, it's also up to the car seat manufacturer to release a product that child can't so easily manipulate. i feel there needs to be a recall and they need to fix this design. *nm |