Complaint 1292501
RECARO PERFORMANCE RIDE • CHILD SEAT • incident Jun 23, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1292501
- Make
- RECARO
- Model
- PERFORMANCE RIDE
- Component
- CHILD SEAT
- Incident Date
- Jun 23, 2016
- Date Received
- Jun 24, 2016
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
CHILD SEAT
Owner Narrative
I OWN A RECARO PERFORMANCE SPORT COMBINATION HARNESS BOOSTER CAR SEAT FOR MY 2 YEAR OLD SON (NOTE: THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU FOR THIS TYPE OF CARSEAT). HE HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO PULL THE RELEASE BUTTON ON THE TIGHTENING STRAP OF HIS CAR SEAT, PUSH FORWARD ON THE 5-POINT HARNESS, AND PULL HIS ARMS THROUGH IT WHICH, IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, HE WOULD BE PROPELLED THROUGH THE CAR. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND TO JUST TELL MY CHILD NOT TO DO IT. THEY ALSO SAID THERE IS A FABRIC CLOTH COVERING THE "BUTTON" WHICH SHOULD DETER THE CHILD - IT DOESN'T. THERE IS NO WAY THIS CAN MEET THE SAFETY GUIDELINES IF A 2 YEAR OLD CAN GET OUT OF HIS HARNESS ON HIS OWN.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.