- Vehicles
- 17,251
- Built between
- Apr 2009 – May 2010
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 November 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2009 and May 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Britax Chaperone 9L69P5 CowmooBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- Britax Chaperone E9L69N9 MoonstoBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- Britax Chaperone E9L69P2 RED MILBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- Britax Chaperone E9L69P3 SavannaBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
What the defect is
Britax is recalling certain britax chaperon infant car seats model E9L69N9 moonstone, E9L69P2 red mill, E9L69P3 savannah, and E9L69P5 cowmooflage, manufactured from april 2009 through may 2010. The chest clip was incorrectly produced which could result in a more brittle chest clip than was intended. As a result, the chest clip which positions the harness straps across the infant's shoulders may break when the chest clip is engaged as the infant is secured into the infant car seat.
What could happen
The sharp edges of the broken chest clip could create a risk of a skin laceration and the fractured components of the chest clip may present a small parts/choking hazard.
What gets fixed
BRITAX WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS NOTICE AND REMEDY KITS THAT CONTAIN A REPLACEMENT CHEST CLIP AND INSTRUCTION SHEET. THE SAFETY CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 12, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2009 to May 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 October 2010
- Owners notified12 November 2010
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 28 October 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 britax customer service department at 1-888-427-4829.
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
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.