- Vehicles
- 19,877
- Built between
- Oct 2002 – Dec 2003
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 13 January 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2002 and December 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Britax E9L30 (husky)Built October 2002 to December 2003
What the defect is
Husky child restraints model E9L30 manufactured from october 7, 2002 to december 8, 2003. These seats fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." restraints when installed with a lap belt as described in the current user's manual, for a long/serpentine belt path, could allow the child's head to move further forward than allowed by FMVSS no. 213 in the event of a vehicle crash.
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the child's head may strike something in the vehicle, possibly resulting in injury or death.
What gets fixed
REGISTERED OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH LABELS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LABELS TO BE PLACED OVER THE CORRESPONDING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE CURRENT USERS GUIDE AND ON THE RESTRAINT COVER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2002 to December 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 December 2003
- Owners notified13 January 2004
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 30 December 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
Non-registered owners may obtain the free remedy by calling britax at 1-888-427-4829. Non-registered owners are strongly urged to register their child seat with the manufacturer in case of future safety recalls. Owner notification is expected to begin january 13, 2004. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact britax at 888-427-4829.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 120301
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, 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).
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.