- Vehicles
- 1,302
- Built between
- Dec 2006 – Jan 2007
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 March 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2006 and January 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Britax E9L39 (regent)Built December 2006 to January 2007
What the defect is
Certain britax regent classic forward-facing only youth child restraint systems, model E9L3998, manufactured between december 18, 2006, and january 18, 2007. These child restraint systems were produced with an incorrect label sewn to the fabric cover which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, child restraints systems. In place of the "warning! Death or serious injury can occur" warning label, an airbag warning label was attached. The airbag warning label is not required for the regent classic restraint as it is a forward-facing only youth restraint system.
What could happen
The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of children killed or injured in motor vehicle crashes and in aircraft.
What gets fixed
OWNERS THAT HAVE FILED A REGISTRATION CARD WITH BRITAX WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT COVER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2006 to January 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 February 2007
- Owners notified23 March 2007
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 16 February 2007.
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 or caregivers who have not filed a registration form should contact britax consumer services department at 1-888-4BRITAX (1-888-427-4829). The recall began on march 23, 2007.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- BCS #020701
- 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
Britax recall no bcs #020701.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.