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Round about seat .clips onside of the seat do not lock. Manufacturer will be notified.
Consumer states convertable car seat was broken when it was first taken out of box, unable to install car seat into car, not able to get the seat tight enough and still have it at a 45 degree angle, consumer took car seat to state highway patrol to have a car seat safety check, and it was determined by an officer that car seat was defective, car seat does not lock in the recline position whether installed in the car or outside of the car (model #e900217- serial #e9002178385)
I bought a britax marathon seat. After installing the seat (in the rear-facing position with the lap and shoulder belt) per the instructions, i gave the seat a good jolt to make sure it was secure. The clip that holds the lap and shoulder belt in place came undone. Completely unacceptable and unsafe. After some investigation, i realized that both of the user guides that came with my seat say something completely different than the user guide on britax's website.from my manualfrom my manuals: "note: always use lock-off closest to the vehicle buckle."from the on-line manual: "position both sections of seat belt through the rear facing lock-off farthest from the vehicle buckle..."which one do you believe. I truly feel that the safety of many children may be compromised if they receive the wrong instructions. If the latch comes undone, the shoulder belt can loosen and the seat is no longer secure.from the on-line manual: "position both sections of seat belt through the rear facing lock-off farthest from the vehicle buckle..."
Toddlers are able to unfasten harness buckle and get it of child seat. This will be very dangerous in a car crash, child will not be restrained.restraint model e900217, serial number e9002178202, manufactures date: oct 9, 2000, batch number 500508.consumers 20 month old twins can easily open the buckle of these seats.*jg
Britax frontier manufacture date 06/13/2008 at the usa baby/child space store in cary, nc.i installed the frontier into my vehicle and loosened and tightened the harness straps about a dozen times by pulling a single strap (right strap as you look at the seat).when i uninstalled the frontier from my honda odyssey, the left strap (as you look at the seat) had come completely off the splitter plate in the back.i had made sure both harness straps were attached prior to installation because i heard that this may be a problem with the frontier (per car-seat.org).both an employee of the store and my mother witness this happen.sadly, i doubt the employee will advise anyone purchasing this seat about this issue.
I purchased a britax marathon ct -e1a005r manufacturered on 10/2014 in walnut creek, ca on 12-2-2014. The click tight disk which is used to access the belt path, would not turn. It would swivel some but not turn very far. In further observation, it appeared that one side of the disk was not in the dimple that would have allowed the disk to properly swivel and then turn in a track. Moderate force produced no results. I was using the car seat in a training with certified car seat technicians and had no intentions of ever using the seat with a child. No harm came to anyone. I returned the seat to the store where it was purchased and replaced it with one that worked properly. Coincidently, my seat was the second britax click tight seat to be returned that day with the same defect. I inspected the second seat myself.
I owned a britax advocate cs 70 manufactured in february, 2011. I took it apart for cleaning and the safety stryrofoam shock absorbent foam broke.i contacted britax whose standard procedure is to tell you to duct tape the foam together and they will send you a replacement part. It can not be safe using duct tape in place of broken shock absorption stryrofoam.
Britax 16118s 12/22/99.consumer statesthe carrier arm springs fell out of the right and left side of child safety seat.please provide any further information.
Loop holding harness at hip came off retainer bar when opening/closing click tight panel. The seat had only been installed/uninstalled 3 times at that point. Approximately 10 installs later the other side was working off the retainer bar. The straps are currently on the shorter setting. With the loop off the retainer bar, the harness will not secure the child in the seat properly.model: marathon ct us - vervemodel # e9lt75r
The left and right side forward facing child seat does not stay locked, seat purchased new on 01-dec-2001, roundabout e900240, dom 29-oct-2001.
Britax model e9w0742 child safety seat restraint mechanism failed.*mrthe consumer claims this model had been part of a recall in 2003.the seat he purchased had a manufacturer date of 8/04 on a sticker, but underneath was another sticker with date of 8/03.
1. We are an institution that purchases large amounts of hippo car seats from snugseat.2. One of our restraints failed to engage in the lock mode when using the angle adjuster. This restraint was used by a patient with a hip spica cast.3. The restraint was sent to snugseat, who sent it to the manufacturer (britax). It was replaced with no explanation.
A brand new britax boulevard 70 had a screw missing.the screw was one of two responsible for holding the main part of the seat to the base of the seat.if it failed the child and seat would improperly act during a collision, likely resulting in injury or death.the parent contacted britax, who sent out a new seat and a shipping label for the old.
Cpsc: britax marathon g4.1: consumer stated the strap on the back of the car seat got under the tire while driving, and pulled the car seat down forcefully, then it sling shot it backwards, until the strap finally broke.the force jarred the infant. Model # e9lx13g. *ss
The consumer states that the harness release button sticks and can not be adjusted to fit the child.
E900216, oct 19,2001,consumer states the harness adjuster strap is frayed.
Britax child seat marathon model adjustment latch design defect. 1. Child can reach down and pull upwards on adjustment strap (between legs) which releases adjustment latch and loosens harness. 2. We have noted twice after traveling that our sons harness was extremely loose to the point he would have been ejected from the car seat if we had been in an impact. 3. We couldn't figure out how this occurred, until the other day when he was in his car seat and we observed him pull the strap and then lean fully forward, loosening the restraints fully (about 8 inches).4. We have two of these units 2007 and 2008. Both have the same defect.
Britax, batch 500112, series e9002173316; orange lockout clips on shoulder of child seat has broken. Screws had popped out for no reason onleft side of child seat.
Britax roundabout convertiblemodel e900225, dom 05/16/2000the plastic shoulder lock off feature that holds the shoulder belt taut broke when replacing the seat back in the car.*jg
Nhtsa should strengthen safety testing for car seats so that it is comparable with the tests conducted on new cars. That means including a side-crash test. If the new car assessment program is any indication, crash performance improves when results are publicized.
Foia request copies of documents in reference to all recalls concerning britax child safety, inc. *mr(nar)
A brand new, never used britax marathon 70 (model #e9lb11e, batch: j000025711, serial #e9lb11e005093, manufactured 7/2010) was installed by cpst. While demonstrating the proper loosening and tightening of harness straps to the parent with little effort, the left harness strap (child's left) became completely removed from the bottom of the restraint shell. It is unknown what caused the metal bracket to pull out from the bottom of the shell as it remained intact. Had this happened during a crash, the child would not be restrained in the seat. The parent opted not to use this seat and wished to keep it for return.
Child is able to unbuckleand get out of seat, and will slide down and get caught on shield of car seat.child is at extreme risk for choking from chest bar.*mj
Harness came off splitter plate while adjusting. Difficult to evenly adjust.we returned the seat to the store and got a new one.
Britax roundabout car seat, dom: 2/29/99.recall 00 e034 000.consumer stated that the replacement part did not remedy the defect.
Britax model # 101, dom 11-02-1996; consumer purchased child seat one year ago.seat is now starting not to lock correctly. Lock will not snap to assure consumer it's secure. Manufacturer will be informed.
Consumer stated seat has a top button to latch seat and child can easily unlatch seat.model # 161manufacturer date jan 2000 (roundabout)the consumer is seeking reimbursement of cost of the car seat which has an unsafe harness.
The retaining clip on a child safety seat would not stay clipped. There appeared to be excess plastic from the mold which prevented it from locking into place. The seat was a britax marathon, model e9l0606, serial e9l06069935, manufactured 3-25-03, batch 503834. *nlm
My 19 month old bay can unclip her child seat restraint in the car seat which has apperantly met the critiera to the minimum standards in thre test.
Britax boulevard clicktight convertible car seat. The clicktight panel will not close, which is how you install the car seat so it is unusable. Britax has replaced under warranty with a new car seat.
1. We are an institution that purchases large amounts of hippo car seats from snugseat.2. One of our restraints failed to engage in the lock mode when using the angle adjuster. This restraint was used by a patient with a hip spica cast.3. The restraint was sent to snugseat, who sent it to the manufacturer (britax). It was returned to us and we were told there was no problem with it.
The harness adjuster button on my son's britax super elite carseat keeps sticking down allowing the harness to loosen whenever i come to a stop or my son tugs on it.
Britax model # 161, dom february 7, 2000; child is 20 months oldand can unlockseat to get out.child inspection site stated thatconsumer has to put down 22lbs of pressure to pushbutton.consumer feelsit is too easy to push down for a child.
Britax star riser model# 171, dom 08-29-2000.seat doesn't move no matter what slides into vehicle when turning corners. Consumer secures the seat all possible ways.
Britax advantage (model # e9022284722) manufactured 09-jan-2002.upon installing the seat, consumer noticed that the plastic frame is separating from the front to back parts by the recline adjuster bar.
Strap attached tobase area broke in half.manufacturerwill be notified.
There are tabs onbase ofinfant seat that are used to rockseat when it is not in a vehicle.however, tabs pop out of a locked position when installing them in vehicle which causes seat base to be unstable.owner has 2 of these seats, and it happens on both seats.
Base of seat leaves a gap which causeschild's leg to be scratched.manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
Model #161 manufactured in 08/2000. Consumer states that small child is able to press red push button that located on seat release the seatbelt and get out of seat.consumer feels this is very dangerous.please provide any further information. *mr
Britax model # e900217,dom05-jun-2000.seatbelt lock off penand spring have failed.consumerwas unable to properly restrainchild. Please provide any further information.
When placing child in the child safety seat, consumer states' that the puzzled shaped locking mechanism won't stay in locking mechanism.mr
I bought a britax marathon seat. After installing the seat (in the rear-facing position with the lap and shoulder belt) per the instructions, i gave the seat a good jolt to make sure it was secure. The clip that holds the lap and shoulder belt in place came undone. Completely unacceptable and unsafe. After some investigation, i realized that both of the user guides that came with my seat say something completely different than the user guide on britax's website.from my manualfrom my manuals: "note: always use lock-off closest to the vehicle buckle."from the on-line manual: "position both sections of seat belt through the rear facing lock-off farthest from the vehicle buckle..."which one do you believe. I truly feel that the safety of many children may be compromised if they receive the wrong instructions. If the latch comes undone, the shoulder belt can loosen and the seat is no longer secure.from the on-line manual: "position both sections of seat belt through the rear facing lock-off farthest from the vehicle buckle..."
The two year old child is able to unbuckle the crotch buckle without any problem, consumer believes the seat should be recalled (model name/# roundabout 161-12).nlm
Britax roundabout model 161, dom 01- june 1998. Seatbelt will not stay locked, and is very difficult to lock.while in traffic belt came undone, and consumer was struggling to get belt to buckle,it kept coming out.
The harness strap buckle mechanism has failed over time to remain latched properly. The child is able to release the buckle mechanism. When latching buckle mechanism, can hear a click but the belt is not locked. Model number 161 dom 30 aug 2000. *nlm
Britax model #161,dom 01/ 11/98 seat will not latchinto the buckle housing mechanism.the belt becomes unlatched from the buckle portion. Consumer has contacted the manufacturer.please provide any further details.
Britax model 161, dom 01-dec- 1999.latch that comes between legs withbelt attaced will notlock. Consumer noticed it was getting harder and harder to latch. After 2 months it won't latch at all.consumer child is not able to use that seat.
Britax boulevard g4 convertible car seat. The harness release lever is positioned so that a 3.5-yo child can easily access the lever and, considering minimal effort needed to engage it, release the harness, thus significantly decreasing the safety of the car seat. So far my child was able to do it on four separate occasions. An attempt to contact the manufacturer to discuss the issue was dismissed with a suggestion to "talk to your kid and they'll them not to pull the lever." apparently britax gives too much credit to 3-yo's.
The child safety seat harness buckle failed. Unable to fasten belt in place. Model #e900218.
Britax, model # 101, dom 25-apr-1997; while child was in child safety seat child unlatched buckle and wiggled out of harness straps. Contacted manufacturer, and was sent buckle cover which cracked. Had buckle cover replaced , and that cover also cracked.
While driving, noticed child able to unlatch red button on lower buckle by pressing on it with their thumb. Red latch button faces upward. Contacted manufacturer and was provided a latch cover which cracked.seat was purchased new in 1999, consumer also states that the child recently was able to wiggle himself out of the top buckle.
The infant car seat buckles need covers to avoid the child from unbuckling it.,the manufacturer sent plastic covers which cracked very easily, the consumer needs a strong buckle cover.
Britax models e90012/500461, and e900124027;when trying to latch the plate into buckle mechanism, it fails to latch properly, would be able to apply very little pressure on buckle, from child, and it would pop loose. *yd
Britax model # e9002301284; 22-month-old child could release child safety seat buckle while traveling in vehicle. Please provide further information.
Was buckling child into safety seat when the buckle mechanism came out of seat frame.
The infant car seat buckles need covers to avoid the child from unbuckling it.,the manufacturer sent plastic covers which cracked very easily, the consumer needs a strong buckle cover.
Britax model # e9002172896, dom 05-oct-2001; buckle system at the crotch area is hard to lock and comes undone involuntarily. Childs hasnot been secure while riding along.manufacturer was not notified. Please provide more information.
Britax model # e900225, dom 04-05-@9001; while drivingconsumer's 10 month old child managed to get blackprotective coverforbuckle to the child seat off. When consumer turn around child to drool.manufacturer was contacted.
Britax model round about 165-25, dom 09-29-1999; infant was able to unhook harness buckle.when trying to get out of seatharness clip choked infant.
Britax model # 101-90s1873, dom01-jan-1999; while chiled is in seat child can push on buckle to release child seat. Please provide furhther information.
Britax model #b 101, dom 12 5/22/1998: ccs buckle that goes betweenlegs ofchild and hooked toseat broke.
While trying to tighten the harness straps on the child, the buckle clasp had popped out. This problem occurred while driving also.
While consumer was driving child easily unlocked buckle that holds child in. Afterchild unlocked buckle tried to slip underneath, but got stuck onharness belt around his neck. Contacted manufacturer, andmanufacturersaid that was the way car seatwas made.
Britax model #e903132, dom04 june 2002. A 2 year old child has the strength to press on red push button and release harness.please provide any further information.
Britax roundabou model # 161-09s, dom: 3/30/99 batch#1.child is able to unbuckle harness.manufacturer has replacedbuckle.the child was still able to release buckle by himself.
Britax model e900216; five point harness buckle part has a red release button at the top.child is able to slightly press red button and unlatch.parent is concerned because chest piece got under his chin against his neck.
5 year old is able to get out of the child seat while car is in motion.it's a puzzle style buckle. Child is not properly restrained. Please provide any further information.
Britax model #e900218, dom02/19/01; buckle has been difficlut to fasten since purchased in january.while drivingbuckle released with child sitting inseat.*sl
Britax model # e900225, dom 16-may-2000; was using"lock off" clip buckle for shoulder beltit broke while trying to tighten the belt.
Brita model # 161-17s, dom07/20/99. When trying to buckle child in consumerhas to jam intoslot betweenlegs ofchild in order for it to lock.consumer statessome times it will lock,and sometimes it won't.
Fifteen month old child can depress button and releaselatch frombuckle mechanisim. Seems a light depression would cause it to release.buckle is very loose.
Freeway 101 manufacture # e900235 manufactured in 11/97.consumer states that two year old child is able two to open thebuckle that goes between the childs legs.
While the infant was inside of the carseat and the buckle became detach. The infant fell out of the seat. And the harness strap was wrap around his neck.
While attaching latch to restrainchild ,latch comesloose intermittently.manufactuer is aware ofproblem.
Britax freeway model # e900023, dom02/04/2000;child is able to release buckle, and get out of seat. Consumer has contactedmanufacturer.
Recall 00e034000britaxmodel# 161.whenattachment clips wereput on the seat andharness adjusted , metal clip got caught in the harness, causing slack in the harness strap.
Harness clip comes apart when pulled to tight.child can unhook the clip. Can not removebuckle to replaceharness clip due tobuckle being sewn into the seat.
The red plastic locking clip that holds the shoulder harness part of the child seat belt in place broke. The second part of the seat also failed after the consumer had switched the seat to the other side. The dealer offered a replacement part.
Britax model round about 165-25, dom 09-29-1999; infant was able to unhook harness buckle.when trying to get out of seatharness clip choked infant.
Britaxexpressway model # e902929, dom 11/08/2001; seat has a plastic piece that prevents child from sliding harness retainer down. When fasten seatclip is so high up that it chokes child. When positioning clip its still around child's neck.contacted britax, and they stated they knew about the problem andwere making another piece for seat which was longer.
The metal portion of the harness strap adapter that was sent, as part of recall repair (retrofit kit), gets jammed into the slots at the back of the car seat where the strap feeds through, this does not allow for tightening of the harness straps therefore the strapping in of the child is not snug, the consumer has cut hands on the hard plastic trying to dislodge the metal piece from the slot at the back of the seat (britax roundabout model #161, manufactured mar 1999, recall #00e-034).nlm
Original red plastic clips that clips to the shouder harness of the car were to small to fit the space.manufacturur sent bigger ones toreplace, but all they did was put a piece of velcro on it to make it fit in. Consumer feels it holds better, but consumer feels it still is not safe enough.
Britax model # e900216, dom20-apr-2000; consumer's child, 21 months, figured out to unbuckle clip to the 5 point harness. Britaxis sending consumer a piece that goes over the buckle to keep food out to keep child from unbuckling clip. Child almost hung himself.
Britax super elite model # e9031327460, dom 07-jun-2002; infant is able to removeharness clip and gethisupper body out offchild seat.
Britax decathlon child car seat, housing surrounding the seat belt adjustor and strap.
Consumer states she and her mother (jackie ruster, 9981 hiawatha, west olive mi,49460 616-844-0939) both have these car seats in their vehicles for the same child, when riding with either of them, consumer states the 2 year old child is able to open the buckle and squirm out of the top chest harness, consumer believes the buckle should be replaced or the cover should be made with something stronger than plastic which can very easily crack, which has happened in the past, britax called consumer and stated they do not give refunds and they do not replace anything.(serial number, 1010106273, model number, 101, april 1997).
My 19 month old bay can unclip her child seat restraint in the car seat which has apperantly met the critiera to the minimum standards in thre test.
I have five year old twins and have purchased several booster seats with the same result.i follow the instructions on installation, however once a child raeches forty lbs. All boosters use the vehicles restraint system.my girls sleep in the vehicle and its only a matter of time before they fall asleep and literally fall out of the system designed to keep them sage. The sholder belt is attached and they are bent over resting in the center of the vehicle.if i get into and accident there is nothing that will hold them in their seats.the seats look secure when the child is first put in the restraint, but once they fall asleep it becomes a death trap!i have purchased three different seats with the same resut and have also put mu seats in the vehicle of friends and family with the same result.infant seats secure the child into a seat and the vehicle restraint system holds the seat in place.booster seatsrelie on the vehicle restraint system securing both the chils and the seat which is fine if the child is awake.booster seats are required by law in the state of rhode island good in theory but the reality is i havent found one that is as safe as an infant seat including the britax with the seat back.one of my britax star risers becomes detached from the base which means there is nothing hodling this child in her seat!
I have a britax husky, and my friend has 2 of them.we have observed that when putting the harness strap metal clip into the buckle, it does not always click when you insert it to let you know it is secure.we are concerned that there may be a problem with these seats.
Britax marathon clicktight lower harness strap repeatedly comes undone from hook. I went to check manufacture date of seat, checked harness strap was properly installed, and pulled to double check, and installed the seat. The seat needed to be adjusted after install, so i opened it to adjust, and one of the lower harness straps was completely out of the hook.
A brand new, never used britax marathon 70 (model #e9lb11e, batch: j000025711, serial #e9lb11e005093, manufactured 7/2010) was installed by cpst. While demonstrating the proper loosening and tightening of harness straps to the parent with little effort, the left harness strap (child's left) became completely removed from the bottom of the restraint shell. It is unknown what caused the metal bracket to pull out from the bottom of the shell as it remained intact. Had this happened during a crash, the child would not be restrained in the seat. The parent opted not to use this seat and wished to keep it for return.
Harness came off splitter plate while adjusting. Difficult to evenly adjust.we returned the seat to the store and got a new one.
My 2 year old child is able to reach and pull the belt adjustment lever on the britax marathon g4 car seat.he can exit his car seat at any time while the vehicle is moving.when i contacted britax about the problem, they informed me that there is no fix for this problem.
Harness adjuster lock does not come all the way down after tightening the straps - which could mean that the harness straps will not stay tight in a crash.this car seat is nearly new (made 4 months ago and used infrequently) - and there was no food or other debris in the locking mechanism or on the strap that could have contributed to this problem.car seat is a britax marathon classic- e9ld4q8 batch: j000032712serial e9ld4q8030103manufactured november 2011
Britax boulevard g4 convertible car seat. The harness release lever is positioned so that a 3.5-yo child can easily access the lever and, considering minimal effort needed to engage it, release the harness, thus significantly decreasing the safety of the car seat. So far my child was able to do it on four separate occasions. An attempt to contact the manufacturer to discuss the issue was dismissed with a suggestion to "talk to your kid and they'll them not to pull the lever." apparently britax gives too much credit to 3-yo's.
Britax frontier manufacture date 06/13/2008 at the usa baby/child space store in cary, nc.i installed the frontier into my vehicle and loosened and tightened the harness straps about a dozen times by pulling a single strap (right strap as you look at the seat).when i uninstalled the frontier from my honda odyssey, the left strap (as you look at the seat) had come completely off the splitter plate in the back.i had made sure both harness straps were attached prior to installation because i heard that this may be a problem with the frontier (per car-seat.org).both an employee of the store and my mother witness this happen.sadly, i doubt the employee will advise anyone purchasing this seat about this issue.
Britax child seat marathon model adjustment latch design defect. 1. Child can reach down and pull upwards on adjustment strap (between legs) which releases adjustment latch and loosens harness. 2. We have noted twice after traveling that our sons harness was extremely loose to the point he would have been ejected from the car seat if we had been in an impact. 3. We couldn't figure out how this occurred, until the other day when he was in his car seat and we observed him pull the strap and then lean fully forward, loosening the restraints fully (about 8 inches).4. We have two of these units 2007 and 2008. Both have the same defect.
Loop holding harness at hip came off retainer bar when opening/closing click tight panel. The seat had only been installed/uninstalled 3 times at that point. Approximately 10 installs later the other side was working off the retainer bar. The straps are currently on the shorter setting. With the loop off the retainer bar, the harness will not secure the child in the seat properly.model: marathon ct us - vervemodel # e9lt75r
- the contact complainedofa failure with the britax regent child safety seat latch system.serial # 3990000449, model # e9l 3990. Updated 02/22/07.
Incident reported in amazon.com customer review section of website.url regarding the complaint: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/b0000ahoyl/qid%3d1073601846/sr%3d11-1/ref%3dsr%5f11%5f1/103-6827243-5456623.the review was filtered by amazon.com customer service on 1/6/2004, then it was sent to amazon.com product compliance (product safety) for documentation on 1/7/2004.the customer will be contacted by amazon.com customer service and vendor will be informed of issue.on 1/4/2004, customer noted in his review of the britax child safety inc. Marathon convertible latch car seat in mauvelous; upc: 652182050498; tru skn: 876491; amazon asin: b0000ahoyl.customer summarizes incident as: summary: one problem.the latch system is easy for your child to get open one push and your child is unlatched. On our evenflo triumph car seat which reclines (huge benefit) you have to unlatch both top and bottom latch at the same time! real hard for a 2 year old to figure out and sometimes hard for adults too until you have it mastered... Better safe than sorry!end. *la
Had receivedrepair kit forrecall part.repair kit failed to allow adjusting of harness straps inrear of child safetyseat. The child safety seat was purchased 27-mar-99, consumer states the styrofoam padding on the inside of the car seat has broken off in several places requiring that it be taped back into the car seat.
I owned a britax advocate cs 70 manufactured in february, 2011. I took it apart for cleaning and the safety stryrofoam shock absorbent foam broke.i contacted britax whose standard procedure is to tell you to duct tape the foam together and they will send you a replacement part. It can not be safe using duct tape in place of broken shock absorption stryrofoam.
The styrofoam that pads the inside of the seat has broken in several pieces requiring the consumer to tape the pieces into place.nlm
The styrofoam that pads the inside of the seat has broken in several pieces requiring the consumer to tape the pieces into place.nlm
Had receivedrepair kit forrecall part.repair kit failed to allow adjusting of harness straps inrear of child safetyseat. The child safety seat was purchased 27-mar-99, consumer states the styrofoam padding on the inside of the car seat has broken off in several places requiring that it be taped back into the car seat.
This is a complaint about the safety of a child booster seat called starriser comfy manufactured by britax.due to the faulty design of this product, whenever a child sleeps while riding in this booster seat, any braking, even minor braking, causes a whiplashing effect.this booster seat does not protect a child from this danger at all and should be recalled.when the manufacturer was contacted about this problem, all they indicated was that this booster seat was not designed to prevent whiplash for children who were asleep.in the real world, all parents know that children do fall asleep on long commutes so i don't understand how their engineers could omit this fact in designing this product.again, this product is a definate safety hazard and should be recalled.
I have five year old twins and have purchased several booster seats with the same result.i follow the instructions on installation, however once a child raeches forty lbs. All boosters use the vehicles restraint system.my girls sleep in the vehicle and its only a matter of time before they fall asleep and literally fall out of the system designed to keep them sage. The sholder belt is attached and they are bent over resting in the center of the vehicle.if i get into and accident there is nothing that will hold them in their seats.the seats look secure when the child is first put in the restraint, but once they fall asleep it becomes a death trap!i have purchased three different seats with the same resut and have also put mu seats in the vehicle of friends and family with the same result.infant seats secure the child into a seat and the vehicle restraint system holds the seat in place.booster seatsrelie on the vehicle restraint system securing both the chils and the seat which is fine if the child is awake.booster seats are required by law in the state of rhode island good in theory but the reality is i havent found one that is as safe as an infant seat including the britax with the seat back.one of my britax star risers becomes detached from the base which means there is nothing hodling this child in her seat!
The britax parkway booster seat has an adjustable head rest which no longer stays in a locked position when raised.it droppedback to the lowest position when even the slightest amount of pressure was placed in it, including when my child leanedforward ,and there was tension on the seat belt.i called britax about this, and they said itwas not safe, and they will replace the seat free of charge.i knew of several other owners whohad this same problem, and britax agreed to replace their seats as well.
Consumer brought car seat in to a car seat check sponsored by the fire rescue and upon installing the seat it was noticed that the frame was separating from the top to the bottom parts by the recline adjuster bar.*jg(britax advantage f902228 manufactured 09-27-2001)
A brand new britax boulevard 70 had a screw missing.the screw was one of two responsible for holding the main part of the seat to the base of the seat.if it failed the child and seat would improperly act during a collision, likely resulting in injury or death.the parent contacted britax, who sent out a new seat and a shipping label for the old.
I bought a britax roundabout for my daughter in 2014. I bought it knowing i could use it with no problem until it expired, and splurged knowing that i was buying a good, reliable car seat. Boy was i wrong!! the hard foam on the side snapped in half! really? after a few years?? i proceed to call britax, and because my car seat "just ran out of warranty", i have to purchase the product. Unreal. "we would recommend that you replace it, but you can duct tape it and it will be fine". How am i going to want to put duct tape on my kids car seat and trust its performance?! they should be sending me a new seat with the money i am so disappointed with this company, and will warn my friends!and will never buy their brand again!
Britax roundabout model # 161 09s, dom 01- january-1998; reclining mechanism will no longer stay locked.
Britax advantage model e902228, dom8/20/2001; height adjuster cannot remain in locked position. Dealer has been contacted. Seat was purchased new.
Latch straps on the britax marathon child safety seat are not long enough to allow me to install the seat rear facing in my 2003 chevy trail blazer.extreme force must be used in order for the latch connectors to reach the latch anchors for forward facing installation.britax has acknowledged that this is a problem and they have changed the length of the straps on newly manufactured seats.however, they will not provide any help to those with earlier manufactured seats.according to the latch law effective 9/02, all child safety seats must be latch compliant.in my opinion, the two britax marathon seats that i own are in violation of this law because latch installation is impossible due to the length of the straps on the latch connectors.
Consumer received britax recall. Has been trying for three months to get the replacement part, but has not received it yet. Consumer wasconcerned.
The repairpart that the manufacturer sent for recall number 01c 058 000, for the britax harness, broke. Modelnumber 161-178;manufacturing date 03/11/99. Ph
Britax model # e9l0742, dom 07/01/2003. No parts were available forrecall onharness adjuster straps. The consumer stated that the parts came 33 days after promised.*tc
The harness adjuster button on my son's britax super elite carseat keeps sticking down allowing the harness to loosen whenever i come to a stop or my son tugs on it.
Britax marathon model # e9lo6420590, no partswere available for recall repairs on adjustable harness strap. The consumer contacted britax 7 times about this recall.on the 8th phone call a representative indicated that she would ship the part fedex.the part arrived one week later.the consumer feels that it should not have taken 3 months and 8 phone calls later to receive the part.
Model super elite e903132; manufacturing date june 4 2002;the child seat harness adjuster is inoperative.consumer is unable to tightenthe harness straps, which results in the child not being secured in the seat. Please provide more details. Ts
Britax, model # e900232/72501, the child was inside of the car seat and the mechanismholding the strap straight failed. Consumer contacted the manufacturer.
Britax model # eqlp225, when the consumer pulled harness strap on the child safety seat the stitching of the straps became undone. This caused the seat to beunused because the straps no longer could restrain the child.
I purchased a britax marathon car seat at 250.00 and the straps do not easily adjust on the 5 point harness.i am concerned they do not hold my son firmly enough.britax has said it is not a problem but many people have e-mailed in and all have the same complaint.mine is the earlier model and they shouldfix it for safety reasons.please intervene and make surethey are safe for our children .
Recall 00e03400. When the repair kit is put onto the seatharness straps will not adjust.
Consumer received a recall from britax. However, she had not received the replacement part for the seat. She has been dealing with the problem since august 25, 2004.consumer was concerned.
Britax model #7443vl, dom 06/16/2001; child safety seat harness straps are not long enough to putchild in the seat with a down winter snow suit.please provide any further information.
Britax model # e900316; while child is in booster seat child slips out of harness straps, causing an improper fit. Please provide further information.
There were no parts available,for the harness adjuster straps. Brtiax #e9l0642 8/26/2003. Please provide more information.
This complaint is regarding my britax marathon car seat.i bought two of these car seats in november 02 (manufactured october 02).both have been very difficult to tighten the harness because the adjuster just does not work well.i called britax when i received these car seats and was told it was just a slightly different mechanism from other car seat adjusters, but was fine.i have asked for advice on how to get it to tighten, but nothing they suggest works.i personally feel that it is a safety issue because it is impossible to get the harness as tight as it should be.i have found out that many people who own these car seats are having problems with the harness.many people have called britax and gotten similar responses (basically being blown off by britax).we have now found out that britax is routing the harness differently through the adjuster (thus, the realized that the original method did not work as it was supposed to).i have called britax numerous times only to be told that routing it either way is fine.they obviously realized there was a problem, so how can either way be fine?i personally don't think it is fine since it puts a child's life in hands should you not be able to properly tighten the harness. Since i haven't been able to make any headway with britax, i have decided to report the problem directly to nhtsa.i feel that this "older routing" of the harness on the britax marathon car-seats creates a safety issue.britax is still not willing to accept that it is (i guess they don't want to have to pay the money to fix everyone's seats).i suppose if nhtsa gets enough safety complaints regarding this, they could possibly cause britax to address the situation. *nlm
Harness strap adjuster is fraying, making strap stick and the harness strap does not tighten properly, manufacturer issued consumer another car seat. (roundabout)
Recall 161-175 consumer was sent a repair kit by britax to repair the shell, now consumer has to take out the seat everytime to buckle seat in.
The harness adjuster on britax marathon convertible car seat does not function properly which could allow a child to be improperly secured in the restraint. It appears that some of the harness adjuster straps on britax marathon's were routed improperly causing the harness to be extremely difficult to adjust.britax has said the adjuster is certified to work properly when the strap is routed both over and under the plastic ridge behind the adjuster mechanism.however, in seats with the strap routed over the plastic, the harness appears to catch on the ridges and eventually i believe this will lead to fraying of the adjuster strap.on many of these seats with the strap routed over the plastic ridges, the harness straps are nearly impossible to secure tightly around a child.owner's of these seats have contacted britax numerous times and are told that nothing will be done to correct this problem.since the early production of these seats (fall 2002), britax has "standardized" the way they route the adjuster (now under the plastic ridges) but they are unwilling to provide any assistance to owner's of seats with adjuster straps routed over the plastic ridges.
Consumer has purchased 2 starriser booster seats (model # and manufacturer date unknown) in which the instruction manual packaged with the car seat was missing.consumer had to special order instruction manual.
Consumer states that on thetwo front wheels tread is almost gone. Also,steering wheel has developed a shake at high speeds.consumer feels the ball joints have fallen out.
Model # 161 e900230 manufactured in 08/30/2000.the buckles and latches are defected. The child can press push button, and release self from seat.please provide any further information. Ph
Consumer states that on thetwo front wheels tread is almost gone. Also,steering wheel has developed a shake at high speeds.consumer feels the ball joints have fallen out.
Consumer states that on thetwo front wheels tread is almost gone. Also,steering wheel has developed a shake at high speeds.consumer feels the ball joints have fallen out.
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