Got my improved scenera harness

christineka

New member
It is definately a different harness. It is stronger, less slippery, and thicker. I had a heck of a time getting it to thread through the buckle tongues. I really like it. It is not the twisty sort of strap. It is a great upgrade. I'd give the scenera a chance with the new harness.

Here's the pic.

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Christine
 
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christineka

New member
I just found the camera. I'll take some pictures and see if ds knows what he did with the old harness he was using as a belt.
 

Stretchy Glue

New member
Since we give 15-20 Scenera's away a month, Dorel sent us this huge box of these straps. I haven't played around with them to see how they work, but I've heard the same thing about them being way tougher. Glad it's a worthwhile fix. Too bad they don't send them out to all registered owners.:twocents:
 

snowbird25ca

Moderator - CPST Instructor
Too bad they don't send them out to all registered owners.:twocents:

Looking at that harness it looks like it's designed for a recall almost - you can see how much thicker and stronger the webbing is just from the different pattern in it.

So should we make predictions on when the recall is released? :whistle:

(NHTSA was still in the preliminary investigation stage as of May according to a link someone posted in another thread. It's been there since February though, so should be moving to the next step right away if that helps with predictions ;))
 

fyrfightermomma

New member
Yeah, my new Scenera has the new straps as well and I really like them. They seem very durable. I was surprised though because it doesn't have the spikes, so technically didn't need the new harness. They must be putting them on all the seats now.
 

SusanMae

Senior Community Member
I can't wait for DH to get home. He has the car with the carseats in it today. I might call and request a new harness and see what happens.

Susan
 

PixieEMT

New member
:question: It looks almost like a Britax harness.

Good luck with it. I'm thinking if you don't introduce a ton of slack into the harness by loosening it a lot, it should be fine. Just watch when you tighten it. Also , inspect the harness regularly.

After the poor CS I won't trust Dorel anymore. When the lady told me she would disconnect my call......that was the straw that broke the camel's back! DH and I agreed we will stick to Britax.:twocents:
 

featherhead

Well-known member
:question: It looks almost like a Britax harness.

Good luck with it. I'm thinking if you don't introduce a ton of slack into the harness by loosening it a lot, it should be fine. Just watch when you tighten it. Also , inspect the harness regularly.

After the poor CS I won't trust Dorel anymore. When the lady told me she would disconnect my call......that was the straw that broke the camel's back! DH and I agreed we will stick to Britax.:twocents:

I never loosened my harness, but it still got caught on the spikes. When you take the kid out of the seat, the harness slides down under the seat, so when you put the kid back in and pull the straps back out, sometimes it gets caught on the spikes. And then if you try to slide the strap back and forth to get the kids arms in easier, it slides (not very easily) across the spikes, and tada, it's wrecked.
 

PixieEMT

New member
Dorel was trying to say it was only a problem FF when the parents loosened the harness then pulled it tight.

Just a reminder so you don't end up with a tear or punture.

NHTSA was a bit shocked when I said my seat was RF only, always. I think what was happening RF the kick stand would flip open when uninstalling and reinstalling it in our other vehicle. It might have got caught under or pinched by the kick stand. I'm really not sure 100%.

Either way...Dorel needs to address this problem asap. It makes me ill thinking about how many children *might* be riding around with a harness torn or punctured.
 

all together ooky

New member
Makes me mad that I have to pay for a new harness because of their bad design. Since it's not in use right now I'm waiting to see if there's a recall. The harness on mine is good-looks new.
 
U

Unregistered

Guest
Does anyone know if new harnesses will also be available for other Dorel seats? Particularly, the Uptown?

Thanks! :)
 

CrabbyBunchX3

New member
You don't have to pay anything. They send it totally free.

Are they sending them totally free if you haven't snagged your original harness?

I have the cheesy old harness on a sea with spikes and want it replaced. I felt it get hung up on the spikes just the other day, luckily no damage(yet).
 

Mommy2Marcus

New member
Thanks for posting this & sharing pictures. It looks alot nicer! I was actually just coming here to see if anyone had yet recieved their new harness yet. I just got the order in for mine today. It is a DOM of 1-22-08 & it has the spikes as well. My harness was also damaged, but luckily not to bad just yet, and my seat has NEVER been FF. It has been a RF seat since I bought it. It also has only been uninstalled maybe 3 times max, so I am unsure of how it happened!

I just called them to see what they would say. I was prepared to fight them for a new seat, but decided that I would be nice since she was being nice. I also thought, what the heck, maybe it might actually work.
 

Brycen'sMommy

New member
How are you guys getting Dorel to send you a new harness? I'm a lurker but I noticed the other thread about the harness damage so I checked my seat and sure enough my harness was damaged too. So I called Dorel today and they told me that I had to email them pictures first before they sent me a new harness so they could verify what was happening. So now I'm sitting here with a completely unuseable seat while I wait for them to email me back and who knows when that will be. I'm not very happy at all. :thumbsdown:
 

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