Britax B-SAFE 35 Elite, B-SAFE 35 Elite Travel SY, B-SAFE 35 Travel System: Child seat
Recall 16C001000 · Jan 8, 2016 · Britax Child Safety, Inc.
71,454
units affected
71,454
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16C001000
- Date
- Jan 8, 2016
- Maker
- Britax Child Safety, Inc.
- Units affected
- 71,454
- Kind
- Child car seats
- Component
- Child seat > Handle (infant)
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Falls
What is wrong
Britax Child Safety, Inc. (Britax) is recalling certain B-Safe 35 child seats, models E9LU65M, E9LU65P, E9LU63F, E9LU66R, E9LS63F and EXLU65M, B-Safe 35 Elite child seats, models E9LS55T, E9LS56P, E9LS55U, E9LS66C and E9LS65U, and B-Safe 35 Travel Systems, models S914900, S915400, S915200, S921900 and S01635200, manufactured October 1, 2014, to July 1, 2015. The affected child restraints have handles that may develop cracks in, under, and around, the carry handle grip. The cracks may lead to the handle fracturing and the seat falling while being carried.
What can happen
If the seat falls, there is an increased risk of injury to the infant in the child restraint.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Britax will notify all registered owners, and will ship them a remedy kit that includes a carry handle reinforcing bracket, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact Britax customer service at 1-800-683-2045 or Britax.Recall@Britax.com. Please Note: This does not affect the safety performance of the seat when used in a motor vehicle. It is safe for consumers to continue to use their car seat when secured in a vehicle or on a stroller. The car seat should not be lifted or carried by the carry handle until the remedy kit has been installed.
Vehicles covered
3 models, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Britax | B-Safe 35 Elite | Not stated |
| Britax | B-Safe 35 Elite Travel SY | Not stated |
| Britax | B-Safe 35 Travel System | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16C001000?
3 models: Britax B-Safe 35 Elite (all years), Britax B-Safe 35 Elite Travel SY (all years), Britax B-Safe 35 Travel System (all years), about 71,454 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16C001000?
Britax will notify all registered owners, and will ship them a remedy kit that includes a carry handle reinforcing bracket, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact Britax customer service at 1-800-683-2045 or Britax.Recall@Britax.com. Please Note: This does not affect the safety.
What can happen?
If the seat falls, there is an increased risk of injury to the infant in the child restraint.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.