- Vehicles
- 5,787
- Built between
- May 2007 – Apr 2008
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 August 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2007 and April 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Baby Trend 6400 Rigid Latch-LOC BaseBuilt May 2007 to April 2008
- Baby Trend 6439 (rigid Latch-LOC)Built May 2007 to April 2008
- Baby Trend 6448 (rigid Latch-LOC)Built May 2007 to April 2008
- Baby Trend 6481 (rigid Latch-LOC)Built May 2007 to April 2008
What the defect is
Baby trend is recalling 5,787 latch-loc car seats, models magnum 6439, galaxy 6481, silverado 6448, and 6400S stand alone bases, manufactured between may 14, 2007 and april 1, 2008. Incorrect steel was used on the latch connector locking pawl.
What could happen
The latch connector locking pawl can crack allowing the child safety seat base to detach from the vehicle's latch anchors during a severe crash. This can result in the seat failing to provide the proper protection for its occupant.
What gets fixed
BABY TREND WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BASE FREE OF CHARGE. ONLY RIGID LATCH-LOC MODEL CHILD RESTRAINTS ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 11, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2007 to April 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 June 2008
- Owners notified11 August 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 23 June 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 baby trend toll-free at 1-800-328-7363.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 6400
- Recalling manufacturer
- BABY TREND 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.