Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | |||||
| 982540 | 04/01/1998 | 603558 | Concerns with built-in rear child safety seat may not easily accommodate some children. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD SEAT | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| When installing the infant seat, having problems with the seat being stationary. it seems that the seat belt anchors, ar wider then the carseat, therefore, a lot of sliding from right to left takes place, unless i use blankets to wedge between the carseat and seatbelt. i also have leather seats. if i pull the seat belt tighter, then the baby is leaning too far forward towards back of seat and ball indicator of carseat is not in its correct postion | |||
| 06/27/1998 | 1 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Bolt that attaches the seat belt for the integrated child seat came apart. | |||
| CHILD SEAT - HARNESS BUCKLE - CONVERTIBLE | |||
| 02/13/2002 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| My 20-month-old daugher can unlatch the lock on her roundabout convertible car seat (model 161). she has done this several times while riding in the car. today, she unlatched the lock while sitting in the parked car. she tried to get out of the carseat, but her neck got hung up on the top latch. i immediately unlatched this latch to free her from the car seat. this could have been very dangerous if i had not acted immediately. | |||
| CHILD SEAT - SHELL - INFANT | |||
| 04/03/2002 | 2 | 01/01/2098 | |
| Due to extreme width of youth seat (aka booster seat), the unit is very close to the passenger door. upon closing the car door, child's fingers were crushed between the door and the car seat. fingers were deformed at first, but recoverd to original form within 10 minutes. no broken bones. when installing the seat, the seat belt latch is located behind the seat - as opposed to being located to the side of the seat. this causes the nature position of the seat to move toward the door, increasing the risk of finger crushing by the door. also, due to the extreme width, the entire seatbelt is used to install the seat (about an inch will be retracted), thus making a proper installation nearly impossible in a ford explorer. when i contacted the manufactor, britax, (by phone, fax, and letter), i only received a letter back apologizing for the pinching of my daughter's fingers. they obviously do not understand the consequence of this defect. nothing was done by britax to address the issue.*ak | |||