- Vehicles
- 173,063
- Built between
- Apr 2010 – Jun 2015
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 16 September 2015
- Repaired
- 18%
- Unrepaired
- 142,006
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2010 and June 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Recaro Performance RideBuilt January 2013 to June 2015
- Recaro ProrideBuilt April 2010 to June 2015
Repair progress
142,006 of 173,063 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
18% repaired — 30,852 of 173,063 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 84
- Scrapped or exported
- 121
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
Recaro Child Safety, LLC (Recaro) is recalling certain ProRIDE child restraints, model number 332.01 in all colors (AK21, KAEC, KAEG, KK91, MC11, MJ15, QA56, QA9N, QQ11, QQ14, and QQ95), manufactured from April 9, 2010, through June 9, 2015, and Performance RIDE child restraints, model number 333.01 in all colors (CHIL, HABB, HAZE, JEBB, JETT, KNGT, MABB, MARI, MNGT, PLUM, PLBB, REBB, SLBB, REDD, ROBB, ROSE, SABB, SAPH, SLTE, VIBB, VIBE), manufactured from January 15, 2013, through June 9, 2015. In the event of a crash, the top tether anchorage may detach from the child restraint. As such, these restraints fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."
What could happen
If the top tether anchorage detaches from the child restraint, there is an increased risk of injury to the child or other vehicle occupants.
What gets fixed
Recaro will notify and send all registered owners a length of webbing with loops on both ends and instructions to further secure the child restraints. The retrofit kit will be provided free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2010 to June 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 July 2014
- Owners notified16 September 2015
- 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 30 July 2014.
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 Recaro customer service at 1-866-628-4750 or by email at recarorecall@m-s-s.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Recaro Child Safety, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.