Sit'n'stroll Child Seat

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 1997 and August 1997. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

• Sit'n'stroll 3240Built June 1997 to August 1997

What the defect is

Equipment description: sit'n'stroll rear-facing and forward-facing convertible car seats, model 3240, manufactured between june 9, 1997, and august 9, 1997. These seats fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." the air bag warning label was omitted from the seat cover.

What could happen

The air bag label warns consumers not to place a child restraint in the rear-facing position in any vehicle seat with an air bag as severe injury or death could occur.

What gets fixed

SAFELINE KIDS WILL SEND NEW SEAT COVERS THAT HAVE THE REQUIRED AIR BAG WARNING LABEL TO OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 18, 2001.

Timeline

1. Vehicles builtJune 1997 to August 1997
2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 October 2001
3. Owners notified18 October 2001

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 October 2001.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who do not receive the free remedy and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact safeline kids at 800-829-1625.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer

SAFELINE KIDS, INC.

Safety standard

FMVSS 213

Recall initiated by

OVSC

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 01E053000)

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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