Diono under NHTSA Investigation

MamaBear2018

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A brand that I have come to love is under a NHTSA investigation for a 2017 recall they went through. I seriously LOVE my Radian RXT so much! I am sad to see this....

I'm not sure if this is a big deal or not considering our children's safety is 110%! I just saw the article on ABC News so I decided to look up investigations under NHTSA's website, and low behold, they are under investigation as of July 2018. I decided to reach out to their customer support and no one got back to me about this.
 
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murphydog77

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
Did you happen to see this on a Minneapolis news station's web site, by chance? This recall notice hit Facebook by storm over the weekend and caused parents to panic over recalls issued either months ago or last year—frankly it was clickbait in it's purest form.

However, that's not to say that parents and caregivers shouldn't be aware of any recalls on their carseats! Owners should always register their seats so that companies can contact them in the event of a recall since not everyone is able to watch every news story every day for press releases about recalls. https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/car-seats-and-booster-seats#registration

The Diono recall specifically only applies if you are using the harness above 65 lbs. when installed with a lap-only seat belt WITHOUT using the top tether. That's a pretty specific set of circumstances and even with the recall fix, you may not want to use the seat since the fix makes the crotch strap so short. https://us.diono.com/safety-notices/

Here's a good recall list that's much easier to read than the NHTSA recall list (and still just as accurate): http://www.buckleupnc.org/car-seat-recall-list/
 

MamaBear2018

New member
UPDATE: I have called customer support since this post and I can't reach anyone there. I am based in PST time and I called from 8am-5pm and every-time I get "No agents are available at this time". I did reach out to the person in charge at NHTSA and the are still under investigation.
 

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