- Vehicles
- 22,850
- Built between
- Feb 2008 – Jun 2008
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 March 2010
- Repaired
- 18%
- Unrepaired
- 18,666
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2008 and June 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Maxi-Cosi 22-371 HFLBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
- Maxi-Cosi 22-371 JUCBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
- Maxi-Cosi 22-371 LMDBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
- Maxi-Cosi 22-371 OREBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
- Maxi-Cosi 22-371 PNGBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
- Maxi-Cosi 22-372 TTHBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
- Maxi-Cosi 22-515 BLKBuilt February 2008 to June 2008
Repair progress
18,666 of 22,850 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
18% repaired — 4,184 of 22,850 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Dorel juvenile group (djg) is recalling certain maxi-cosi mico infant child restraint systems, models 22-371 hfl, juc, lmd, png, and ore; 22-372 tth; and maxi-cosi mico infant child restraint system - base only, model 22-515 blk, produced from february 18, 2008 through june 28, 2008. Interference between the mounting bracket and the base caused by warping of the base or inadequate mating between the shell and the base mounting bracket can result in difficulty attaching or detaching the shell from the base.
What could happen
If the shell is improperly mounted to the base, the child could be injured in the event of a crash.
What gets fixed
DJG WILL NOTIFY ALL REGISTERED OWNERS AND WILL SEND A REMEDY KIT CONSISTING OF TWO BASE SPRINGS, A HEX WRENCH, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BASE SPRING REPLACEMENT. THE REPAIR KIT IS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON MARCH 5, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2008 to June 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 February 2010
- Owners notified5 March 2010
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 18% repaired
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 4 February 2010.
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 may contact djg at 1-877-657-9546.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- DOREL JUVENILE GROUP
- 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
Owners 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.