- Vehicles
- 31,492
- Built between
- Apr 2008 – Sep 2008
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 December 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2008 and September 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Britax E9L5490 (frontier)Built April 2008 to September 2008
- Britax E9L54E7 (frontier)Built April 2008 to September 2008
- Britax E9L54H6 (frontier)Built April 2008 to September 2008
- Britax E9L54H7 (frontier)Built April 2008 to September 2008
- Britax E9L54M6 (frontier)Built April 2008 to September 2008
What the defect is
Britax is recalling certain frontier child restraint systems, models E9L54E7 (frontier red rock), E9L54H6 (frontier rushmore), E9L54H7 (frontier pink sky), E9L54M6 (frontier canyon), and E9L5490 (frontier sahara), manufactured between april 1 and september 18, 2008. If the harness straps are loosened using one strap at a time, then the harness straps may become detached from the metal yoke located on the back of the child seat.
What could happen
Should the harness straps become detached, the child will not be properly restrained, possibly resulting in an increased risk of injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
BRITAX WILL MAIL THE CONSUMER NOTICE AND REMEDY KITS TO ALL REGISTERED OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2008 to September 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 December 2008
- Owners notified17 December 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 11 December 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 who have not registered their seats with britax must call britax at 1-800-683-2045 and request a kit. The recall began on december 17, 2008. Information and instructions related to the campaign will be posted on the britax website at <a href=http://www.britaxusa.com>http://www.britaxusa.com</a> no later than december 17, 2008. Owners with other questions can contact britax at 1-800-683-2045.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, 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 also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.