BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT) Complaints

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  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - BRENTWOOD, CA

    BRITAX ROUNDABOUT, MODEL # E900230, DOM 20 JULY 2001; BUCKLE WILL NOT STAY IN LATCH PLATE.*AK

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  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - ORANGE, CT

    BRITAX MODEL # E900217, DOM 27-SEP-2000; CHILD IS ABLE TO GET THE HARNESS BUCKLE LOOSE. AFTER GETTING THE BUCKLE LOOSE, CHILD TRIED TO SLIDE UNDER HARNESS, AND GOT ONE OF THE STRAPS CAUGHT AROUND HIS NECK. MANUFACTURER SENT PLASTIC COVERS TO PLACE OVER BUCKLE AND THEY HAVE BROKEN. *AK

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  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ

    BRITAX, DOM 07-21-1999; TODDLER IS ABLE TO UNLOCK HARNESS/ RELEASE BOTTON WITHOUT ANY FORCE, ALLOWING HIM TO COME OUT OFF SEAT WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. PLEASE INCLUDE MODEL NUMBER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - GERMANTOWN, MD

    CONSUMER STATES HARNESS RELEASE BOTTON IS EASILY UNHOOKED BY TODDLER MAKING IT VERY EASY FOR TODDLER TO COME OUT OF CHILD SAFETY SEAT WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. MODEL #161 MFG DATE SEPT 1998.8JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - SCOTTSDALE, AZ

    BRITAX MODEL # 161, DOM 01-MAR-2000; COVER FOR PUZZLE BUCKLE ON CAR SEAT BROKE OFF. THIS PIECE WAS SMALL ENOUGH THAT AN INFANT COULD CHOKE ON THE DEVICE IF SWALLOWED. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - ALEXANDRIA, VA

    CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH REPLACEMENT SHOULDER STRAPS FOR THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD RIPPED, BRITAX SENT CONSUMER A SHOULDER STRAP REPLACEMENT KIT, BUT CONSUMER IS FEELS THAT THE REPLACEMENT STRAPS ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL THAT RIPPED, CHILDSEAT MODEL WAS 161 AND WAS PURCHASED NEW. *TT

    Source: NHTSA VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - LIVERMORE, CA

    MANUFACTURE'S RECALL NOTICE BCS 060001 ON CHILD SAFETY SEAT. RECEIVED REPAIR KIT, AND HAD IT INSTALLED. AFTER INSTALLING THE KIT, NOTICED HARNESS CLIP WOULD RIDE UP TO CHILD'S THROAT AFTER ADJUSTING THE STRAPS. REMEDY HAD FAILED. HARNESS STRAPS WERE VERY HARD TO LOOSEN AFTER ADJUSTING WHEN RELEASE BUTTON WAS PRESSED.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - OAKLAND, CA

    TETHER STRAP MANAGED TO WORK ITS WAY OUTSIDE OF CAR DOOR. STRAP GOT CAUGHT INSIDE OF DOOR, AND CAR SEAT WAS FORCED DOWN TO THE GROUND. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - HAYWARD, CA

    BRITAX MODEL # 207000, DATE 7-4-2000; AFTER CONSUMER BUCKLES INFANT IN BUCKLE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. THERE IS NO CLICKING SOUND WHEN SNAPPING BOTH PIECES TOGETHER.*AK

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  • BRITAX 161 (ROUNDABOUT)CAR SEATS
    - INDIANAPOLIS, IN

    BRITAX MODEL # 16118S, DOM 12-21-1999; HARNESS STRAP ADJUSTER IS FRAYING.STRAP GETS STUCK AND IS HARD TO PULL. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE