Chest Clip Tab may Break and be a Choking Hazard
Safety Recall
- Manufacturer
- Britax Child Safety, Inc.
- Units affected
- 207,037
- Recall opened
- Jun 15, 2017
- Owner notification
- Jun 21, 2017
- Manufacturer campaign
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- Type
- Child Seat
Affected vehicles (5)
- BRITAX B-SAFE 359999
- BRITAX B-SAFE 35 ELITE9999
- BRITAX B-SAFE 35 ELITE TRAVEL SY9999
- BRITAX B-SAFE 35 TRAVEL SYSTEM9999
- BRITAX BOB B-SAFE 359999
Component / system
Defect
Britax Child Safety, Inc. (Britax) is recalling certain B-Safe 35, B-Safe 35 Travel Systems, B-Safe 35 Elite, B-Safe 35 Elite Travel Systems and BOB B-Safe rear-facing infant child safety seats, model numbers E1A183F, E1A185M, E1A185P, E1A186R, E1A203F, E1A205M, E1A205P, E1A206X, E1A206Z, E1A207E, E9LU65V, E9LU66X, E9LU66Z, E9LU67D, E9LU67E, EXA185M, S02063600, S02063700, S03803400, S03803500, S03803700, S03803800, S03803900, S04144400, S04144500, S04144600, S04145000, S04402800, S04884200, S04884300, S04975600, S04978900, S05260200, S06020300, S06020400, S06020500, S06020600, S06020700, S06020800, S06020900, S06147100, S921800, E1A215T, E1A215U, E1A216P, E1A221Q, E1A225C, E1A225U, E1A226L, E9LS51Q, E9LS56C, E9LS56L, E9LS57F, E9LS57G, E9LS57H, EXA216L, S01298600, S02063800, S02063900, S02064000, S04281200, S04281300, S04628500, S06018800, S06020000, S06020200, S923700, E9LT34A, E9LT34C, E9LT35X and EXLT34A. The affected child safety seats have a center tab on the chest clip marked "ABS" that may break.
Risk / consequence
The broken tab may present a choking hazard to an infant in the car seat, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Britax will notify owners and will provide a replacement chest clip marked "PC", free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2017. Owners may contact Britax at 1-833-474-7016 or visit www.bsafe35clip.com.
Documents
Source: NHTSA campaign 17C002000. Always confirm recall status and remedy availability with the manufacturer or a dealer using your VIN.