Complaint 1342307
RECARO Y_SPORT • CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE • incident Dec 19, 2016
- Complaint ID
- 1342307
- Make
- RECARO
- Model
- Y_SPORT
- Component
- CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
- Incident Date
- Dec 19, 2016
- Date Received
- Dec 19, 2016
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
Owner Narrative
WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A SECOND RECARO PERFORMANCE SPORT (NOTE, THIS MODEL IS NOT LISTED IN YOUR MANUFACTURER DB) CHILD SEAT FOR OUR THREE-YEAR-OLD FEMALE KID (30 POUNDS, 30TH PERCENTILE IN WEIGHT). COMPARED WITH OUR FIRST MODEL, THIS ONE CAME WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY SHORTENED STRAP ON THE BOTTOM BUCKLE, TO THE POINT THAT HER LEGS GET SIGNIFICANTLY PINCHED IN THE FEMORAL TRIANGLE. WE CONTACTED RECARO ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH IMAGES OF THE DIFFERENT BOTTOM STRAPS AND WERE TOLD THE CHANGE IS BY DESIGN. OUR KID IS COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN WHEN SITTING IN THE SEAT AND I CANNOT COMPREHEND HOW A NORMAL SIZED THREE-YEAR-OLD OR OLDER KID IS SUPPOSED TO USE THE 5-POINT HARNESS. THIS REDESIGN STRIKES ME AS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN
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