- Vehicles
- 20,526
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 23 May 2022
- Repaired
- 9%
- Unrepaired
- 18,694
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Cybex Sirona M
Repair progress
18,694 of 20,526 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2024.
9% repaired — 1,830 of 20,526 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
Columbus Trading-Partners USA, Inc. (CTP) is recalling certain CYBEX Sirona M Convertible Child Car Seat, model numbers 518000385, 518002153, 518000387, 518002145, 518002149, 518002151, and 519000211, manufactured between November 3, 2017 and August 31, 2018. A child may pick pieces of foam from the child seat headrest pad.
What could happen
Loose pieces of foam can present a choking hazard to a child, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
CTP will mail a kit with instructions on how to seal the headrest foam, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 23, 2022.
Parts involved
- Headrest FoamC401_258 Headrest Central EPSCenter Headrest Foam
- Headrest foamC401_256 Headrest EPS LeftLeft Side Panel Headrest Foam
- Headrest foamC401_257 Headrest EPS RightRight Side Panel Headrest Foam
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 April 2022
- Owners notified23 May 2022
- Latest repair reportQ4 2024 — 9% 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 8 April 2022.
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 CTP customer service at 1-877-242-5676.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Columbus Trading-Partners USA, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.nhtsa.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.