- Vehicles
- 1,622
- Built between
- Jul 2016 – Oct 2016
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 January 2017
- Repaired
- 84%
- Unrepaired
- 242
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2016 and October 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 4moms Self Installing CAR SeatBuilt July 2016 to October 2016
Repair progress
242 of 1,622 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
84% repaired — 1,364 of 1,622 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 15
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
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
Thorley Industries LLC d/b/a 4moms (4moms) is recalling certain 4moms Self Installing Rear-facing Infant Car Seats, model number 1032, manufactured July 1, 2016, to October 31, 2016. Due to a tight rivet, the affected car seats have a coupling hook that may not properly engage around the coupling pin, preventing the infant carrier portion from securely attaching to the seat base.
What could happen
If the infant carrier does not properly attach to the base, the carrier can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
4moms will notify owners and will replace the infant carrier portion, free of charge. The recall began on January 10, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2016 to October 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 December 2016
- Owners notified10 January 2017
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 84% 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 December 2016.
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 4moms at 4moms.com/recalls or by calling 1-888-614-6667.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- THORLEY INDUSTRIES D/B/A 4MOMS
- 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 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.