- Vehicles
- 49,360
- Built between
- May 1990 – Jun 1990
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 2 July 1990
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1990 and June 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Century 4365DTBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4365MCBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4366BHBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4368BHBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4450GDBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4460DTBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4460FEBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4470MCBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
- Century 4475GUBuilt May 1990 to June 1990
What the defect is
Latch tongues broke during impact in routine infant car seat crash testing at 30 mph.
What could happen
During severe impact, child might submarine out of seat with potential for severe injury or death.
What gets fixed
REPLACE LATCH TONGUE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1990 to June 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 July 1990
- Owners notified2 July 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 2 July 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
- CENTURY PRODUCTS
- 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: infant safety seats. Century 3000: models 4365MC, 4365DT, 4366BH, 4368BH;CENTURY 5000: models 4450GD, 4460DT, 4460FE, 4470MC, 4475GU.( previous recall number 90E017000)
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.