Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the child seat › harness › strap/webbing. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Seat › Harness › Strap/Webbing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Shell › Booster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Material/Padding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Child Seat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE COSCO SCENERA NEXT CAR SEAT. THE LATCH, BETWEEN THE LEGS, IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO OPEN. IT TAKES MORE FORCE THAN MY TWO THUMBS CAN GIVE TO OPEN IT. IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, PRECIOUS TIME WOULD BE WASTED TRYING TO GET MY SON OF OF THE SEAT. I CONTACTED COSCO, THEY DID NOTHING. THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE THAT THIS ISSUE CAN LEAD TO THE PREVENTABLE DEATH OF A CHILD...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 COSCO SCENERA 22123 CHILD SEAT. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 12, 2015. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDE IMPACT LABEL LOCATED ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT WAS ABLE TO BE PICKED OFF BY THE CHILD OCCUPANT. AS A RESULT, THE CHILD CHOKED ON THE LABEL. THE LABEL WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CHILD'S THROAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO SCENERA CHILD SAFETY SEAT, MODEL 22133-CAD, MANUFACTURED MAY 21, 2008. THE CONTACT STATED HE PURCHASED THE CHILD SEAT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WHILE LEANING ON THE CHILD SEAT, THE CONTACT FELT SOMETHING POKING HIM FROM THE CENTER REAR OF THE SEAT. HE STATED THE OBJECT LOOKED LIKE A NAIL. THE OBJECT WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE CUSHION IN THE REAR SUPPORT PART OF THE CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE OBJECT WAS STILL THERE. THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
THE HARNESS TIGHTNESS ADJUSTER APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. ABOUT 2/3 OF THE TIME, I CAN PULL THE HARNESS STRAP RIGHT BACK OUT AFTER I'VE ADJUSTED IT TO BE TIGHT. EVERY TIME I PUT MY DAUGHTER IN IT NOW, I HAVE TO RE-ADJUST SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I AM SURE IT WILL HOLD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO SCENERA BOOSTER SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 22-113 DDZ, MANUFACTURED ON 5/8/2009. THERE WAS A NAIL PROTRUDING FROM THE REAR HEAD AREA OF THE BOOSTER SEAT. THE NAIL WAS NOT LODGED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOOSTER, BUT FROM THE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY OF THE SEAT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE NAIL HOWEVER SHE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE NAILS ORIGIN. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PART OF THE SEATS ASSEMBLY. THE NAIL WAS POKING THE CHILD OCCUPANT ON THE BACK AND ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
THE LOWER BUCKLE OF THE COSCO SCENERA S TWISTS ON THE STRAP MAKING THE STRAP TWIST WHEN BUCKLED. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO UNTWIST, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHILD IN THE SEAT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 COSCO SCENERA, MODEL 22-123BVL. WHILE DRIVING THE 1 YEAR OLD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE SHOULDER STRAP. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS UNSECURE SINCE THE CHILD UNLATCHED IT CONTINUOSLY AND CLIMBED OUT OF IT. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. UPDATED 05/15/09 *BF UPDATED 05/18/09
7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.