| NHTSA Record Id: 8114 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: BRITAX |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010838000089975000000351 |
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| Model Name: 161 (ROUNDABOUT) |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00C034000 |
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| Component Name: CHILD SEAT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 13 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 14 1999 |
| Report For : C |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 9922 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 09 2000 |
Recall Initiator: OVSC |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Britax Child Safety, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 16 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 22 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 213 |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: roundabout convertible child restraints, model 161, manufactured between january 13 and march 14, 1999. the shells manufactured during this time may have been improperly molded and could allow higher head excursions than allowed by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." an insufficient parting line bond in the area of the harness adjuster attachment may lead to adjuster movement under crash loads that could allow a child's head to move further than the permitted limits. |
Consequence Summary: In a crash, additional head movement could allow a child's head to strike something in the vehicle and lead to injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Consumers with the affected seats are being instructed to contact britax in order to receive a free repair kit. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 9, 2000.owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact britax customer service at 1-888-427-4829. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 00e034000) |
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