- Vehicles
- 33,139
- Built between
- Feb 2009 – May 2013
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 January 2014
- Repaired
- 12%
- Unrepaired
- 11,554
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2009 and May 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Combi CoccoroBuilt September 2010 to December 2012
- Combi Zeus 360Built August 2010 to May 2012
- Combi Zeus TurnBuilt February 2009 to May 2013
Repair progress
11,554 of 33,139 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.
12% repaired — 4,016 of 33,139 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 17,569
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
Combi USA, Inc. (Combi) is recalling certain model 8220 (Coccoro) child restraints manufactured January 6, 2009, through December 5, 2012; model 8836 (Zeus 360) child restraints manufactured February 25, 2009, through May 24, 2012; and model 8815 (Zeus Turn) manufactured from July 15, 2007, through March 25, 2009. The harness webbing fails to meet minimum breaking strength requirements. Thus, these child seats fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, "Child Restraint Systems."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, a child may not be remain adequately secured, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Combi will notify registered owners and provide free harness replacement kits along with repair instructions. The recall began during January 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2009 to May 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 June 2013
- Owners notified27 January 2014
- Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 12% 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 11 June 2013.
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 Combi at 1-800-543-7734 or visit their website at www.combi-intl.com. The seats can continue to be used until the kits are made available.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Combi USA, 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.