CENTURY 4200 CAR SEAT RECALL - #82C022000
RECALL FOR CHILD SEAT
Information provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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| Car Seat |
CENTURY 4200 |
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| Manufacturer |
CENTURY PRODUCTS |
| Manufactured between |
1/1/1981 - 4/1/1981 |
| Recalled on |
1/18/1983 |
| Influenced by |
OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION |
| Owners Notified on |
11/30/1982 |
| # Affected |
61,845 |
| Recalled for |
CHILD SEAT |
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| Description |
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE PLASTIC UPHOLSTERY BUTTON USED TO ATTACH THE UPHOLSTERY TO THE CAR SEAT FRAME COULD COME LOOSE. THOUGH REMOVAL OF THESE BUTTONS DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OR FUNCTION OF THE CAR SEAT, A CHILD COULD PLACE ONE OF THEM IN HIS/HER MOUTH. |
| Consequences |
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| Corrective action |
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL A REPLACEMENT KIT HAVING REDESIGNED BUTTONS THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED. |
| Notes |
SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT.EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: CHILD SEAT, MODEL NOS. 4100 AND 42OO.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A CHILD COULD SWALLOW ONE OF THESE BUTTONS AND,POSSIBLY, CHOKE TO DEATH. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 82E022000) |
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