- Vehicles
- 120,000
- Built between
- Feb 1990 – Mar 1990
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 April 1990
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 1990 and March 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Fisher Price 9101Built February 1990 to March 1990
What the defect is
The retractor assembly has a 'tongue' used to engage the breast shield of the child restraint; a stamping die used on this tongue could cause the part to fail and completely separate in a crash.
What could happen
Child using the seat would not be properly restrained in a crash, and could suffer injury; also, the seats would not comply with FMVSS213.
What gets fixed
INSTALL REPLACEMENT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL INCLUDE TONGUE THAT IS FREE OF THE STAMPING DIE THAT LED TO TONGUE FAILURE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 1990 to March 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 April 1990
- Owners notified6 April 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 4 April 1990.
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
- FISHER-PRICE
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 213
- 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;fmvss 213.EQUIPMENT description: model 9101 made between february and march 1990. Vehicle category: all.( previous recall number 90E008000)
Check your own vehicle
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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.