- Vehicles
- 683,926
- Built between
- Mar 2002 – Mar 2003
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 March 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2002 and March 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Graco SnugrideBuilt March 2002 to March 2003
What the defect is
Graco is recalling the snugride infant car seats. Models that have the following numbers within the model number: 8402, 8412, 8442, 8442L, 8443, 8443L, 8444, 8444L, 8446, 8446L, 8447, 8447L, 8448, 8448L, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8601, 8463, 8464, 8470, 8471, 8478 and C844342, and were manufactured between march 1, 2002, and march 6, 2003, are included. Some of the seatsmay have missing hardware that is to attach the carrier to the base. If the hardware is missing, the carrier may not be securely attached to the base. Graco has decided to expand this recall to include additional snugride infant child restraints which have a manufacture date of march 7 or 8, 2003. The model numbers for the additional seats are 8402L03, 840301, 840302, 840303, 8442GMP, 8442LBLW, 8442LCYP, 8442LMAD, 8444LHAB, 8444LHIG, 8446LFKB, 8446LVIN, 8447LHAV, 8448LSAR, 8463AMB, 8463GMP, 8463JUN, 8463YL, 8464MAC, 8464MEL, 8602AMB, 8602JUN, 8602MAN, 8603MIC, 8603MLL, 8605HIG, 8605KER, 8605PLT, 8607LAG, 8607NGS, 8608DIA, and 8609FOF. Notification to registered owners of the additional infant child restraints is expected to begin august 1, 2003.
What could happen
In the event of a sudden stop or vehicle crash, the carrier may detach from the base, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
GRACO WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS, PROVIDE INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS, AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RETURN YOUR CAR SEAT TO GRACO IF THE BASE IS MISSING THE HOOKS OR PINS. GRACO WILL REPLACE THE BASE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 12, 2003.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2002 to March 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 March 2003
- Owners notified12 March 2003
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 10 March 2003.
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 within a reasonable time should contact graco at 866-473-0163.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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).
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.