- Vehicles
- 24,263
- Built between
- Mar 2006 – Aug 2006
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 November 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2006 and August 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Britax E9W57 (boulevard)Built March 2006 to August 2006
What the defect is
Certain britax boulevard child restraint systems, model E9L57, manufactured from march 1 through august 1, 2006. During testing, the tether hook opened which fails to conform to the dynamic performance and child restraint system integrity requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, child restraint systems.
What could happen
If the top tether hook opens during a crash, the child restraint could change from an upright to a reclined position increasing the risk of injury to the child.
What gets fixed
REGISTERED OWNERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE LABELS ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS ADVISING CAREGIVERS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE TOP TETHER WHEN THE CHILD REACHES 50 LBS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2006 to August 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 September 2006
- Owners notified22 November 2006
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 25 September 2006.
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 can obtain labels by contacting britax at 1-888-427-4829 ext. 260. The recall began on november 22, 2006.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
- 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
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.