Child Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle
Filed Apr 5, 2012WI
GRACO CARSEAT THAT WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER, 2011 (NEW). UNABLE TO RELEASE BUCKLE ON THE 5 PT HARNESS. CHILD HAD TO BE REMOVED BY UNBUCKLING CHEST HARNESS AND LOOSENING SHOULDER STRAPS. *TR
2009 Graco 8j00brv (nautilus)
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the child seat › harness/crotch buckle. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsChild Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle
Filed Jan 19, 2012LA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 GRACO NAUTILUS CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER 8J00VRV, MANUFACTURED ON APRIL 27, 2009 (N/A). THE CHILD SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE CHILD WAS POSITIONED IN THE CONVERTIBLE BOOSTER SEAT, THE HARNESS BUCKLE FAILED TO OPEN OR UNLATCH UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED USING THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MALFUNCTION.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.