- Vehicles
- 216
- Built between
- Aug 2019 – Oct 2019
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 January 2020
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 14
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2019 and October 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Merritt Angel Guard Angel RideBuilt August 2019 to October 2019
Repair progress
14 of 216 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2022.
93% repaired — 200 of 216 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 2
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
Merritt Manufacturing Inc. (Merritt) is recalling certain Angel Guard Angel Ride car beds. The restraint harness may not have been properly sewed where the buckle is attached.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the harness may not restrain the bed occupant, increasing their risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Merritt will notify owners, and will provide replacement harnesses, free of charge. The recall began January 15, 2020.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2019 to October 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 November 2019
- Owners notified15 January 2020
- Latest repair reportQ4 2022 — 93% 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 5 November 2019.
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 Merritt customer service at 1-317-409-0146.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Merritt Manufacturing 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.