- Vehicles
- 40,000
- Built between
- Mar 1989 – Oct 1990
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 21 August 1991
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1989 and October 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Kolcraft 180-150Built March 1989 to October 1990
- Kolcraft 180-200Built March 1989 to October 1990
What the defect is
The seat fails to meet the head and knee excursion requirements of FMVSS 213, S5.1.3.
What could happen
The child seat occupant would be subject to increasedrisk of head and neck injury in the event of an accident or sudden stop.
What gets fixed
OWNERS ARE TO INSTALL A PLASTIC REINFORCEMENT TUBE KIT TO THE REAR OF THE SEAT SHELL TO REINFORCE THE SHELL. THIS TUBE KIT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1989 to October 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 February 1991
- Owners notified21 August 1991
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 14 February 1991.
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
- KOLCRAFT ENTERPRISES, 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; FMVSS 213.ITEM description: child safety seat; perfect fitt models 180-200 and 180-150.NOTE: this recall does not include model 180-100.( previous recall number 91E006000)
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.