- Vehicles
- 3,100
- Built between
- Jan 1992 – Jun 1993
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 22 December 1995
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1992 and June 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Babyhood 8200Built January 1992 to June 1993
What the defect is
Equipment description: model 8200 car seat manufactured from january 31, 1992 through june 30, 1993. These child safety seats do not meet the release force requirements of FMVSS no. 213, "child restraint systems."
What could happen
The buckle could require excessive hand pressure to release and could hamper removal of th echild in an emergency situation.
What gets fixed
BABYHOOD WILL PROVIDE A MODIFIED BUCKLE TIP AND REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTLY TO OWNERS OF THESE SEATS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1992 to June 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 March 1995
- Owners notified22 December 1995
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 18 March 1995.
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
- BABYHOOD MANUFACTURING
- 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
If you do not receive the replacement buckle tip and instructions within a reasonable time free of charge, please contact babyhood at 1-508-845-4231. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.THE manufacturer had previously submitted a petition for inconsequentiality. However,after additional testing, babyhood decided to conduct an owner notification and remedy campaign. Therefore, the petition is considered moot.( previous recall number 93E032000)
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.