- Vehicles
- 86,476
- Built between
- Nov 2000 – Jan 2001
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 14 November 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2000 and January 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cosco Alpha OmegaBuilt November 2000 to January 2001
- Dorel Eddie Bauer 3-IN-1Built November 2000 to January 2001
What the defect is
Alpha omega and eddie bauer 3-IN-1 brand child seats manufactured from november 17, 2000, to january 10, 2001, models 02-331, 02-332, 02-531, 02-533, 02-537, and 02-555. During dynamic testing, the tether webbing exhibited cutting and separation which fail the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraints systems."
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the child may not be properly restrained.
What gets fixed
NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS BEGAN NOVEMBER 14, 2003. DJG IS PROVIDING A FREE IN-HOME REPAIR KIT FOR THE OWNERS OF THESE SEATS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2000 to January 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 2003
- Owners notified14 November 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 8 August 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
Dorel toll-free at 866-611-3022. Owner who do not receive the repair remedy within a reasonable amount of time, schould contact dorel too-free at 866-611-3022.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- DOREL JUVENILE GROUP
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 571
- 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).
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.