- Vehicles
- 5,000
- Built between
- May 1989 – Jun 1993
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 9 March 1994
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 1989 and June 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Renolux GT2000Built May 1989 to June 1993
- Renolux GT4000Built May 1989 to June 1993
- Renolux GT5000Built May 1989 to June 1993
- Renolux GT7000Built May 1989 to June 1993
What the defect is
The tweed car seat cover fabric does not meet the minimum flammability requirements of FMVSS no. 213, "child restraint systems."
What could happen
The child safety seat would not provide the seatoccupant adequate protection from burns if the seat cover was exposed to anignition source.
What gets fixed
FBS HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1989 to June 1993
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 January 1994
- Owners notified9 March 1994
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 28 January 1994.
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
- FBS, 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.equipment description: child safety seats, models GT2000, GT4000, GT5000, ANDGT7000 with solid blue tweed car seat cover with red and yellow highlight stripes.also, call the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline 1-800-424-9393 if you have troubleobtaining the replacement seat cover.( previous recall number 94E003000)
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.