| NHTSA Record Id: 12780 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BRITAX |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008220000076500000000351 |
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| Model Name: 101 (FREEWAY) |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97C012000 |
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| Component Name: CHILD SEAT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1996 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 18 1997 |
| Report For : C |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 15 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Britax Child Safety, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Apr, 14 1997 |
| Record Creation date : May, 01 1997 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 213 |
| Defect Summary : 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. |
Consequence Summary: 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. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with a new buckle button and installation instructions. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin during may 1997.note:owners who do not receive a new buckle button and installation instructions free of charge within a reasonable time should contact britax at 1-888-.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.( previous recall number 97e012000) |
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