Complaint 854977
RECARO SIGNO • CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE • incident May 5, 2011
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 854977
- Make
- RECARO
- Model
- SIGNO
- Component
- CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE
- Incident Date
- May 5, 2011
- Date Received
- May 6, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE
Owner Narrative
WE HAVE A RECARO SIGNO CAR SEAT THAT WE PURCHASED IN 2009. IT HOLDS OUR 26 LBS DAUGHTER IN A REAR-FACING POSITION. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT OUT TO CLEAN IT YESTERDAY AND NOTICED THAT THE BASE IS SPLIT AT THE SEAM. I CONTACTED RECARO AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THEY WON'T REPLACE IT. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO THIS SEAT THAT WOULD CAUSE A CRACK OF THIS MAGNITUDE. WE HAVE STOWED IT WHEN FLYING, BUT IT HAS BEEN MONTHS SINCE OUR LAST TRIP AND THE CRACK WASN'T APPARENT THEN. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.