- Vehicles
- 519,052
- Built between
- Nov 2013 – Sep 2017
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 November 2017
- Repaired
- 10%
- Unrepaired
- 464,185
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2013 and September 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Diono OlympiaBuilt April 2014 to March 2015
- Diono PacificaBuilt April 2014 to May 2016
- Diono Radian R100Built January 2014 to September 2017
- Diono Radian R120Built January 2014 to August 2017
- Diono Radian RXTBuilt November 2013 to September 2017
- Diono RainierBuilt April 2014 to September 2017
Repair progress
464,185 of 519,052 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2022.
10% repaired — 50,922 of 519,052 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 3,792
- Scrapped or exported
- 153
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
Diono is recalling certain Radian R100, Radian R120, Radian RXT, Olympia, Pacifica, and Rainier convertible and booster car seats. When the seat is installed in the forward facing position and secured to the car using the lap belt without also using the top tether, the seat may not adequately protect the child from injury in the event of a crash. As such, these child seats fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems." Only seats manufactured between November 25, 2013, and September 5, 2017, are affected by this recall campaign.
What could happen
If the seat is installed with only the lap belt, the child has an increased risk of a chest injury in the event of a crash.
What gets fixed
Diono will notify owners, and provide a free remedy kit with an updated instruction manual, an energy absorbing pad, as well as a new chest clip, free of charge. The recall began on November 22, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2013 to September 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 September 2017
- Owners notified22 November 2017
- Latest repair reportQ4 2022 — 10% 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 14 September 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 Diono customer service at 1-855-215-4951.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Diono (formerly SUNSHINE KIDS JUVENILE)
- 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
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.