Britax recall: Child seat
What is wrong
Britax Child Safety, Inc. (Britax) is recalling certain B-Safe 35 child seats, models E9LU65M, E9LU65P, E9LU63F, E9LU66R, E9LS63F and EXLU65M, B-Safe 35 Elite child seats, models E9LS55T, E9LS56P, E9LS55U, E9LS66C and E9LS65U, and B-Safe 35 Travel Systems, models S914900, S915400, S915200, S921900 and S01635200, manufactured October 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015. The affected child restraints have handles that may develop cracks in, under, and around, the carry handle grip. The cracks may lead to the handle fracturing and the seat falling while being carried.
What could happen
If the seat falls, there is an increased risk of injury to the infant in the child restraint.
The fix
Britax will notify all registered owners, and will ship them a remedy kit that includes a carry handle reinforcing bracket, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact Britax customer service at 1-800-683-2045 or [email protected]. Please Note: This does not affect the safety performance of the seat when used in a motor vehicle. It is safe for consumers to continue to use their car seat when secured in a vehicle or on a stroller. The car seat should not be lifted or carried by the carry handle until the remedy kit has been installed.
Vehicles covered
- Britax B-Safe 35 Elite
- Britax B-Safe 35 Elite Travel Sy
- Britax B-Safe 35 Travel System
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16C001000
- Type
- Child seat
- Filed by
- Britax Child Safety, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 8, 2016
- Owners notified
- Jan 21, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 71,454
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 1, 2014 to Jul 1, 2015
- Part
- Child seat › Handle (infant)
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Britax recall: Child seat Jun 15, 2017
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.