- Vehicles
- 252,985
- Built between
- Jan 1984 – Jun 1985
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 January 1988
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1984 and June 1985. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cosco 313Built January 1984 to June 1985
- Cosco 323Built January 1984 to June 1985
- Cosco 423Built January 1984 to June 1985
What the defect is
Cracks develop in the plastic shell where the frame of the car seat is riveted to the shell.
What could happen
The cracks in the lower rear of the shell could in anaccident extend completely across the shell of the car seat. This could resultin the auto seat belt separating from the child restraint.
What gets fixed
A BRACE ASSEMBLY REPAIR KIT WILL BE INSTALLED TO PRECLUDE SEPARATION OF CAR SEAT FROM BELTED POSITION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1984 to June 1985
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 January 1988
- Owners notified12 January 1988
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 22 January 1988.
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
- COSCO, 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
System: child safety seat.equipment description: child safety seats. ( previous recall number 88E002000)
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.