My niece is coming to town

eyeslkethesky5391 · Mar 19, 2011

So my niece is coming to stay with my parents and me for a week and I know she has one of the recalled dorel seats...and I know that my brother could careless about getting it fixed...do you think I should purchase a seat to use for the week? I'm so nervous about it

leighi123 · Mar 19, 2011

Can you call dorel and order the fix yourself? (isnt it just a tube of lube or something?)

eyeslkethesky5391 · Mar 19, 2011

ya and i'm not too comfortable with their "FIX"

and she'll b here monday and it took me a week to get my seat from safety1st that I ordered last sat. she'll be gone by then if it set on that schedule...(by the way my seat is for a friend that i'm giving tommorow as a baby shower present)

babyherder · Mar 19, 2011

If you are driving her I would make sure she is in a non-recalled seat. Maybe order the lube and see if it arrives before she leaves so you can fix the seat before she goes home again

eyeslkethesky5391 · Mar 19, 2011

thats true I didn't even think about that...i'll call dorel on monday unless there open tommorow

Carrie_R · Mar 20, 2011

Can you pick up a Scenera and install it in your car "to save time?" I wouldn't be comfortable transporting anyone in a seat I knew to be recalled (or otherwise unsafe.) :twocents:

ETA: My recall fix arrived pretty quickly, I think just a few days... can't recall exactly. It's worth a shot.

bobandjess99 · Mar 20, 2011

as long as you check every single ride to be sure her harness is tight and locked, then you are fine. The issue is with the adjuster thingy not locking in place to keep the harness from loosening. MY recalled seat has never ever had am issue with locking, as i bet many, many of the recalled seats have never had any issue. I have no problem putting my only son in the seat, because i know it locks. It does. So it's fine.

(now, if it wont lock and does loosen, I'd get another seat, absolutely. )

Pixels · Mar 20, 2011

If it is an unfixed recalled seat, make sure the adjuster strap is out of the child's reach. I know my daughter likes to pull on it, which is ordinarily fine as it locks automatically when she lets go. With a malfunctioning seat, it could stay unlocked.

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