Harmony recall: Child seat
What is wrong
Harmony Juvenile Products (Harmony) is recalling certain Harmony Big Boost Deluxe booster seats. In the event of a crash, the seat belt may cause excessive force to be applied to the restrained child's chest. As such, these booster seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."
What could happen
Excessive chest force can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Harmony will notify owners, and provide a replacement booster seat of a different model, free of charge to eligible U.S. consumers who currently own a Big Boost unit and are the original purchaser, original owner, and/or original user of the Big Boost unit. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed August 21, 2018. The recall began July 3, 2020. Owners may contact Harmony customer service at 1-877-306-1001.
Vehicles covered
- Harmony Big Boost Deluxe
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18C001000
- Type
- Child seat
- Filed by
- Harmony Juvenile Products
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 17, 2018
- Owners notified
- Jul 3, 2020
- Vehicles or items affected
- 148,165
- Started by
- NHTSA compliance testing
- Built
- Nov 1, 2015 to Jun 24, 2017
- Part
- Child seat
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
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.
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.