- Vehicles
- 207,037
- Built between
- Nov 2015 – May 2017
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 June 2017
- Repaired
- 55%
- Unrepaired
- 93,430
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2015 and May 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Britax B-Safe 35Built November 2015 to May 2017
- Britax B-Safe 35 EliteBuilt November 2015 to May 2017
- Britax B-Safe 35 Elite Travel SYBuilt November 2015 to May 2017
- Britax B-Safe 35 Travel SystemBuilt November 2015 to May 2017
- Britax BOB B-Safe 35Built November 2015 to May 2017
Repair progress
93,430 of 207,037 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.
55% repaired — 113,607 of 207,037 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
Britax Child Safety, Inc. (Britax) is recalling certain B-Safe 35, B-Safe 35 Travel Systems, B-Safe 35 Elite, B-Safe 35 Elite Travel Systems and BOB B-Safe rear-facing infant child safety seats, model numbers E1A183F, E1A185M, E1A185P, E1A186R, E1A203F, E1A205M, E1A205P, E1A206X, E1A206Z, E1A207E, E9LU65V, E9LU66X, E9LU66Z, E9LU67D, E9LU67E, EXA185M, S02063600, S02063700, S03803400, S03803500, S03803700, S03803800, S03803900, S04144400, S04144500, S04144600, S04145000, S04402800, S04884200, S04884300, S04975600, S04978900, S05260200, S06020300, S06020400, S06020500, S06020600, S06020700, S06020800, S06020900, S06147100, S921800, E1A215T, E1A215U, E1A216P, E1A221Q, E1A225C, E1A225U, E1A226L, E9LS51Q, E9LS56C, E9LS56L, E9LS57F, E9LS57G, E9LS57H, EXA216L, S01298600, S02063800, S02063900, S02064000, S04281200, S04281300, S04628500, S06018800, S06020000, S06020200, S923700, E9LT34A, E9LT34C, E9LT35X and EXLT34A. The affected child safety seats have a center tab on the chest clip marked "ABS" that may break.
What could happen
The broken tab may present a choking hazard to an infant in the car seat, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Britax will notify owners and will provide a replacement chest clip marked "PC", free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2015 to May 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA15 June 2017
- Owners notified21 June 2017
- Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 55% 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 15 June 2017.
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 at 1-833-474-7016 or visit www.bsafe35clip.com.
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 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.