- Vehicles
- 67,276
- Built between
- Jul 2005 – Feb 2006
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 21 November 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2005 and February 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Alpha Elite 22-331Built July 2005 to February 2006
- Alpha Elite 22-332Built July 2005 to February 2006
- 2005-2006 Eddie Bauer 22-630Built July 2005 to February 2006
- 2005-2006 Eddie Bauer 22-631Built July 2005 to February 2006
What the defect is
Certain dorel juvenile group (djg) comfort infant child restraints, models 22-331 and 22-332 alpha elite and 22-630 and 22-631 eddie bauer, manufactured from july 26, 2005, and february 28, 2006. One or more of the six handle trim screws can loosen and fall out into the child occupant area. The child could then pick up the screw and place it into his or her mouth.
What could happen
The child could choke on the screw.
What gets fixed
DJG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY KIT WHICH CONSISTS OF SIX REPLACEMENT SCREWS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND A SCREWDRIVER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2006.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2005 to February 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 November 2006
- Owners notified21 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 17 November 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
Owners may contact djg toll free at 877-229-1374.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- DOREL JUVENILE GROUP
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.