| NHTSA Record Id: 3646 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CENTURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013524000071014000000351 |
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| Model Name: SMARTMOVE |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01C025000 |
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| Component Name: CHILD SEAT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 09 2001 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 10 2001 |
| Report For : C |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 6509 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 18 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : CENTURY PRODUCTS |
Report Received Date: Jun, 02 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 05 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: century convertible child seats equipped with a central adjuster device, "a-lok" assembly, produced between april 9 and may 10, 2001, including the following models: encore (44612 gtn and 4662 wsc 01); bravo (44622 ltg, 44630 lth, 44631 pfn, and 44662 wsc); accel (45100 cht, 45100 mte, 45100 sth, 45200 lft, 45200 mxm, 45600 jti, 45600 mte, 45600 mto, 45600 mxm, 45600 saf, 45700 gsd, and 45700 lft); and smartmove (44709 mte and 44709 svr). the adjuster device allows consumers to tighten the child seat harness straps on the child. |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a vehicle crash, the a-loks on these seats may allow the webbing to slip 4 to 6 inches, which would not adequately protect the seat occupant, possibly resulting in injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Century will notify its customers and provide a replacement seat free of charge. owner notification began june 18, 2001. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact graco century at 1-800-837-4044. also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
Recall Notes: ( previous recall number 01e025000) |
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