Vehicle Recall

Century Child Seat

Century is recalling about 92,490 vehicles over a problem with the child seat. With the shield in a unlocked position the child willnot be restrained in the seat and can be injuried in case of an accident.

Campaign
87C018000
Manufacturer
CENTURY PRODUCTS
Reported
11 May 1987
Vehicles
92,490
Built between
Nov 1984 – Apr 1986
Models
1
Recall type
Child restraint
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
1 June 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1984 and April 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Century 400XLBuilt November 1984 to April 1986

What the defect is

The shield pops open while vehicle is moving. This is due to failure to fully depress locking handle.

What could happen

With the shield in a unlocked position the child willnot be restrained in the seat and can be injuried in case of an accident.

What gets fixed

INSTALL A BRIGHT COLOR LABEL MARKED LOCK-UNLOCK WHICH IS VISIBLE WHEN THE LOCKING HANDLE IS NOT FULLY DEPRESSED.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1984 to April 1986
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 May 1987
  3. Owners notified1 June 1987

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 11 May 1987.

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
CENTURY PRODUCTS
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

System: child safety seat. ( previous recall number 87E018000)

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.

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