2008 Safety 1st 22554 (vantage)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SAFETY 1ST CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER CC045SNTG (N/A) MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 20, 2011. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BOOSTER SEAT SHOULDER BELT POSITIONER FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE ADJUSTABLE HEAD REST FAILED TO POSITION PROPERLY UNLESS THE TWO PLASTIC TENSIONERS THAT SECURE THE TWO LONG RODS THAT TRAVELED THROUGH THE HANDLE WERE MANUALLY TIGHTENED CONTINUOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE DEFECTIVE CHILD SEAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE BOOSTER WAS SECURED BY THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WHENEVER INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE THE SAFETLY 1ST VANTAGE HIGHBACK CAR SEAT, MODEL #22554-PCR. THE RESTRAINT STRAP WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. MY CHILD THEN LOOSENS THE STRAP WHILE IN THE SEAT SIMPLY BY PUSHING HER CHEST FORWARD. SHE NEVER TOUCHES THE STRAP RELEASE BUTTON. I HAVE CHECKED THE SEAT TO MAKE SURE STRAPS ARE INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND HAVE RE-INSTALLED THE SEAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WASN'T CAUSING A PROBLEM. MY CHILD IS ABLE TO COMPLETELY GET OUT OF THE SEAT BECAUSE THE STRAP DOES NOT STAY TIGHT.

UNIT FAILS AFTER ADJUSTING THE HARNESS ADJUSTMENT STRAP (PG. 8 OF INSTRUCTION BOOK). THE FAILURE IS THIS, AFTER AN ADJUSTMENT IS MADE, THE HARNESS RELEASE LEVER FAILS TO CINCH DOWN TIGHT ENOUGH ON THE HARNESS ADJUSTMENT STRAP TO PREVENT SLIPPAGE OF THE SEAT BELT. I HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS THEN PLACED MY ARM IN THE HARNESS AND PULLED THE HARNESS ADJUSTMENT STRAP LOOSE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SERIOUS COMPROMISE TO OCCUPANT SAFETY. I HAVE REPEATED THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS SEAT. I HAVE CHECKED IN AND AROUND THE HARNESS RELEASE LEVER FOR DEBRIS AND FOUND NONE. I RECOMMEND THIS SEAT TO BE CHECKED FOR SAFETY. MANUFACTURED BY DOREL JUVENILE GROUP MODEL # 22554-PCR. *TR