Child Seat › Shell › Convertible
Filed Mar 23, 2010ME
CAR SEAT BASE CRACKED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTHING IN PARTICULAR HAPPENED, I JUST NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT CRACK.
2002 Britax E9002 (roundabout)
Routine
Owners filed 13 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the child seat › tether › strap/webbing. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Seat › Tether › Strap/Webbing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Latch Connector/Clip | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Harness Retainer/Chest Clip | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Shell › Convertible | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Harness › Strap/Webbing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Child Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Harness Buckle › Convertible | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsChild Seat
Filed Jul 24, 2009MA
CALLED BRITAX FOR INFORMATION ON A SEAT FROM 2002, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO RECALLS AS THE SEAT WAS EXPIRED. A LOT OF PEOPLE USE EXPIRED SEATS DUE TO FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. IF THIS SEAT HAS AN ISSUE THAT COULD BE CORRECTED, A CHILD WOULD BE SAFER WITH THIS SEAT THAN NO SEAT AT ALL! *TR
Child Seat › Harness › Strap/Webbing1 injured
Filed Apr 23, 2007CA
STRAP RUBS CHILD'S NECK, THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB
Child Seat
Filed Nov 13, 2005CA
BRITAX ROUNDABOUT GETS STUCK IN RECLINE POSITION. IT TAKES A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE TO FREE IT FROM THE RECLINE POSITION, AND EVEN THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. *NM
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 8, 2005MA
WHEN OPERATING CHILD RESTRAINT THE SAFETY STRAP WILL NOT STAY FASTENED.*AK
Child Seat › Harness Buckle › Convertible
Filed Jan 31, 2005CA
WHEN OPERATING A CHILD SEAT AT TIMES THE HARNESS BUCKLE WILL NOT SNAP SHUT.*AK
Child Seat › Harness Retainer/Chest Clip
Filed Nov 2, 2004HI
BRITAX ROUNDABOUT E900243 MARCH 19, 2002. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE LOCK SYSTEM ON HIS/HER OWN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Child Seat › Harness Retainer/Chest Clip
Filed Nov 2, 2004HI
BRITAX ROUNDABOUT 3903335 SEPT 26, 2001. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE POSITIONING CLIP ON HIS/HER OWN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC
Child Seat › Tether › Strap/Webbing
Filed Oct 15, 2004IL
OWNER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH A BRITAX ROUNDABOUT CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE STRAPS USED TO SECURE THE CHILD IS NOT HOLDING OR LOCKING THE CHILD IN POSITION. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO SAYS THAT FOR A SMALL FEE THEY WOULD SEND THE OWNER A NEW STRAP. THE CAR SEAT IS ONLY 1.5 YEARS OLD. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Child Seat › Latch Connector/Clip
Filed Sep 27, 2004NC
LATCH WOULDN'T CATCH ON BRITAX SEAT. *AK
Child Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle
Filed Sep 3, 2004PA
CONSUMER STATED THAT CHILD SEAT BUCKLE BROKE. FIRST, CONSUMER COULD NOT GET IT TO CLICK IN. BUT WHEN SHE DID, THEN IT WOULD NOT COME LOOSE. THE CHILD HAD TO ACTUALLY CLIMB OUT OF THE SEAT BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT GET IT TO UNDO. *AK
Child Seat › Latch Connector/Clip
Filed Aug 30, 2004CA
THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT LATCH DOES NOT LOCK. IT SLIDES BACK OUT WHEN TRYING TO USE IT.*AK *TC
Child Seat › Tether › Strap/Webbing
Filed Jun 18, 2004MD
CONSUMER TOOK CHILD SEAT TO A CHECKPOINT. THE FORWARD FACING CHILD HAD A LOCK OFF THAT FAILED TO RETAIN THE SHOULDER BELT. IT WOULD NOT HOLD SECURELY, AND WOULD LOOSEN EVERY TIME AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS SWITCHED TO THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR MODE TO SECURE SEAT BELT ON CHILD SEAT.*AK
13 of 13 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Other Britax models
All Britax models →Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.