Complaint 775063
RECARO SIGNO • CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING • incident Mar 17, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 775063
- Make
- RECARO
- Model
- SIGNO
- Component
- CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING
- Incident Date
- Mar 17, 2010
- Date Received
- Mar 17, 2010
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING
Owner Narrative
THE TIGHTENING SYSTEM FAILED ON MY RECARO SIGNO CARSEAT WHILE I WAS SECURING MY 18 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER INTO THE SEAT. APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MONTHS AGO THE TIGHTENING SYSTEM GOT STUCK, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE STRAP USED BY PULLING VERY HARD ON IT. ON MARCH 17, 2010 (TODAY) THE STRAP SHREDDED AND I WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN OR TIGHTEN THE SYSTEM. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM HOME, SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTER HOME, ALTHOUGH THE CAR SEAT WOULD NOT HAVE PROTECTED HER IN A CRASH. I GUESSED AT THE MANUFACTURE DATE AS I NEED TO TAKE PICTURES IN THE DAYLIGHT BEFORE REMOVING THE SEAT FROM THE VEHICLE. I WILL PROVIDE THE EXACT DATE IN FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.