Renolux Child Seat

Renolux is recalling about 5,000 vehicles over a problem with the child seat. Belt could be more easily unlatched than expected.

Campaign
90C013000
Manufacturer
FBS, INC.
Reported
10 May 1990
Vehicles
5,000
Built between
Aug 1988 – Oct 1988
Models
2
Recall type
Child restraint
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
15 March 1990
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1988 and October 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1988 Renolux GT1000Built August 1988 to October 1988
  • 1988 Renolux GT2000Built August 1988 to October 1988

What the defect is

Child restraint system failed to meet pre-impact buckle release force requirements and back support angle requirements of FMVSS 213.

What could happen

Belt could be more easily unlatched than expected. Also, due to back support angle, child may not be properly restrained in the event of a sudden stop or accident.

What gets fixed

INSTALL NEW BUCKLE AND STRAP AND LONGER BOLT FOR THE BACK OF SEAT.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1988 to October 1988
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 May 1990
  3. Owners notified15 March 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 10 May 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
FBS, INC.
Safety standard
FMVSS 213
Recall initiated by
OVSC

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: models renolux gt 1000 and gt 2000.( previous recall number 90E013000)

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.

Same component

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