- Vehicles
- 7,787
- Built between
- Nov 1990 – Aug 1991
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 11 December 1991
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1990 and August 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Kolcraft 180-600Built November 1990 to August 1991
What the defect is
The seat shells failed to comply with the structural integrity standards of FMVSS 213. The plastic seat shells cracked during dynamic impact testing.
What could happen
Child safety restraints with insufficient structuralintegrity expose seat occupants to increased risk of injury in a sudden stopor accident.
What gets fixed
KOLCRAFT WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEAT SHELL WITH A NEWLY MANUFACTURED SEAT SHELL OF AN EQUIVALENT KOLCRAFT PRODUCT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1990 to August 1991
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 October 1991
- Owners notified11 December 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 1 October 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: equipment: child safety seat, FMVSS 213.EQUIPMENT description: kolcraft dial-a-fitt ii child safety seats, model NUMBER180-600.( previous recall number 91E037000)
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.