- Vehicles
- 204,180
- Built between
- Dec 1980 – May 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 September 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1980 and May 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Strolee WEE Care 599Built December 1980 to May 1981
What the defect is
The plastic upholstery clips used to fasten upholstery to the car seat shield could come loose.
What gets fixed
NEW CLIPS WILL BE PROVIDED ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACEMENT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1980 to May 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 August 1981
- Owners notified18 September 1981
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 24 August 1981.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- STROLEE
- 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
Vehicle category: passenger vehicles.system: equipment; child restraint seats, model 599; plastic upholstery clips.consequences of defect: a loosened plastic upholstery clip will increase thepossibility of injury because the child may swallow this part. The clips do notaffect the safety performance or function of the car seat. ( previous recall number 81E012000)
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.