- Vehicles
- 31,838
- Built between
- Mar 2014 – Feb 2015
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 3 March 2016
- Repaired
- 33%
- Unrepaired
- 21,213
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2014 and February 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Graco Classic RideBuilt April 2014 to November 2014
- Graco ComfortsportBuilt March 2014 to February 2015
- Graco Ready RideBuilt November 2014 to February 2015
Repair progress
21,213 of 31,838 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2017.
33% repaired — 10,625 of 31,838 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
Graco Children's Products Inc. (Graco) is recalling certain ComfortSport child restraints, model numbers 1813040 and 1794333; Ready Ride child restraints, model numbers 1924520 and 1924519; and Classic Ride child restraints, model number 1812930. These seats were manufactured between March 1, 2014, and February 28, 2015. The affected convertible child restraints are missing a statement on the affixed label that informs of location of the instruction manual. Without the notice on the fixed label, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213 "Child Restraint Systems."
What could happen
If the label does not inform the seat owner of the instruction manual's location, the owner may not be able to refer to it and may use the seat improperly, increasing the risk of injury to the child in the event of a crash.
What gets fixed
Graco will notify the registered owners and will mail them corrected labels to affix to the child restraints. The recall began on March 3, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2014 to February 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 March 2015
- Owners notified3 March 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2017 — 33% 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 18 March 2015.
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 Graco at 1-800-345-4109.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Graco Children's Products Inc.
- 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.