- Vehicles
- 727,343
- Built between
- Dec 1990 – Oct 1991
- Models
- 19
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 18 March 1992
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1990 and October 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Century 4153Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4163Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4253Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4261Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4263Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4265Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4266Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4365Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4366Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4367Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4368Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4380Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4381Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4460Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4470Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4475Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4476Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4480Built December 1990 to October 1991
- Century 4490Built December 1990 to October 1991
What the defect is
The spanish instructions on the positioning label are incorrect.
What could happen
Individuals placing children in the restraints anddepending on the spanish instructions on the positioning label would notproperly restrain the seat occupant, which would increase the seat occupantschances of injury in the event of a sudden stop or accident.
What gets fixed
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE POSITIONING LABELS WITH NEW, CORRECTED SPANISH INSTRUCTIONS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1990 to October 1991
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 January 1992
- Owners notified18 March 1992
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 21 January 1992.
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
- ODI
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 seats.equipment description: child safety seats; models 1000 ste, 2000 ste, 3000 STE,5000 ste.note: the models numbers involved in this recall are 4153, 4163, 4180, 4253,4261, 4263, 4265, 4266, 4365, 4366, 4367, 4368, 4369, 4380, 4381, 4460, 4470,4475, 4476, 4480, and 4490, manufactured between december 1990 and october 1991.( previous recall number 92E006000)
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.