- Vehicles
- 304,675
- Built between
- Aug 2006 – Jun 2007
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 December 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2006 and June 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Graco SnugrideBuilt August 2006 to June 2007
What the defect is
Certain graco snugride child restraint systems, models 8609, 8616, 8643, 8645, and 8646, manufactured from august 1, 2006, through june 30, 2007. The fiber backing of these seats are of lesser density and may be more prone to deterioration or tearing, especially after washing. In addition, the particular design of the seat pad may allow more ready access to the underside of the padding.
What could happen
An infant passenger in the seat may remove pieces of the fiber fill from the back of the seat pad, place it in their mouths, thus creating a potential choking hazard.
What gets fixed
GRACO WILL NOTIFY ALL REGISTERED OWNERS AND OFFER A REPLACEMENT KIT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 20, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2006 to June 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA13 November 2007
- Owners notified20 December 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 13 November 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 can contact graco toll-free at 1-800-345-4109 monday through friday between 8 AM & 5 PM est or visit www.gracobaby.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC
- 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.