- Vehicles
- 233,000
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 10 January 1990
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
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.
- Century 4365DT
- Century 4366
What the defect is
Removable protective fabric pad that is attached to the front tray shield with velcro tabs may have exposed urethane foam on the underside of the shield pad that a child could pick at with his or her fingers.
What could happen
A child could put small pieces of pad in his or her mouthor nose creating a health hazard.
What gets fixed
REPLACE CURRENT PADS WITH PADS CONTAINING 2 BUTTON FASTENERS THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED BY A CHILD; ALSO, TWEED PADS WILL BE FROM FOAM THAT IS COVERED WITH A NON-WOVEN BACKING.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 November 1989
- Owners notified10 January 1990
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 30 November 1989.
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.equipment description: 3000 ste child car seats.model 4365DT manufacturedmarch, 1987 to october, 1988. Model 4366 manufactured february, 1988 tooctober, 1988.MODEL manufacture notes: model 4366 feb. 1988 to oct. 1988 model 4365 mar. 1987 to oct. 1988 ( previous recall number 89E032000)
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.