- Vehicles
- 18
- Built between
- Oct 2007 – Oct 2007
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 February 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2007 and October 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Graco ComfortsportBuilt October 2007 to October 2007
What the defect is
Certain graco comfortsport child restraint systems, model 8C02MRC2, manufactured on october 22, 2007, were not certified to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, 'child restraint systems.' these seats were produced with convoluted foam that was 1.5" thick instead of the 1" thick foam that graco specified and tested. Seats with 1.5" foam have not been tested so it is unclear as to what impact this will have on compliance to the standard and on child seat safety.
What could happen
The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of children killed or injured in motor vehicle crashes.
What gets fixed
GRACO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2007 to October 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 January 2008
- Owners notified11 February 2008
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 2 January 2008.
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 at 1-800-345-4109.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS 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.