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DUH. How long did people complain about this one before they finally issued a recall?
Thanks, somehow I missed the blog link above. It answered all my questions.Yes, the blog mentioned the caps.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kate Clark
Britax Child Safety, Inc.
(704) 409-1700
BRITAX ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL
- Remedy kit will be shipping no later than January 7, 2009 -
CHARLOTTE, NC (December 12, 2008) - Britax Child Safety, Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary safety recall on the FrontierT combination Harness-2-BoosterT child restraints. The recall includes Frontier child restraints manufactured between April 1, 2008 and September 14, 2008 for Model #s E9L54E7, E9L54H6, E9L54H7 and E9L54M6 and between April 1, 2008 and September 17, 2008 on Model # E9L5490.
If the harness straps are repeatedly loosened one strap at a time, then the harness strap(s) may become detached from the metal yoke located on the back of the child seat. If the harness strap(s) becomes loose or detached then the condition can be corrected by inspecting the back of the child seat and reattaching the harness straps. If this condition occurs, the child may not be properly restrained, and in the event of a vehicle crash there could be an increased risk of injury.
To address this issue, Britax will provide two rubber caps that can be easily placed on the yoke slots to prevent the harness straps from detaching. The rubber caps have been specifically designed for the Frontier yoke to provide a secure fit and have been tested to verify their effectiveness.
No later than January 7, 2009, the rubber caps will be mailed with an instruction sheet to all registered Frontier child restraint owners with manufacturing dates prior to September 15 or 18, 2008. Additional caps will be made available to retailers with affected inventory of Frontiers manufactured prior to September 15 or 18, 2008. All Frontier child restraint owners should confirm whether their Frontier is affected by verifying the date of manufacture. Detailed instructions for locating this information can be found at www.FrontierRecall.com
Until consumers receive their remedy kit, they should confirm that their harness system is properly attached to the metal yoke and they may continue to safely use their child restraint.
Owners of the Frontier child restraint who have not registered their product or need to verify existing registration should contact the Britax information line, toll free at 1-800-683-2045 or visit www.FrontierRecall.com.
About Britax
Britax Child Safety Inc. is a leading child seat manufacturer. For more than three decades, it has been a pioneer in developing car seats that enhance safety. Britax's full line of car seats offers side impact protection, and its True Side Impact ProtectionT family of products features the highest level of side impact protection available on the market.
Britax is the best-selling child seat in Europe and has become one of the most-trusted brands in North America by parents and caregivers since entering the market in 1996. Britax assembles its car seats in its Charlotte, N.C. factory, with many of the components coming from vendors within a 100-mile radius of Charlotte. For more information, visit www.britaxusa.com.
Has the Frontier a different Splitter Plate or why didn´t occured this on other new Britax seats?
Joy
I am already bummed that I know I'm going to have to do it again in the next few weeks
MY personal opinion is that the webbing on the Frontier harness is thinner and more slippery and the holes where the splitter attaches "fold over" on themselves making it slip to the openings and can come off when pulled on one side because it tips to that side.:twocents:
You won't have to do it again. The recall states that new seats are fixed by the new harness. Old seats are fixed with the plastic caps.
Since you already have the new harness, your seat is fixed.
This won't fix my other issue though. Where the splitter plate gets caught on the car seat. I gotta call them.
The rubber caps could prevent it from getting caught if they significantly reduce the gap in the splitter plate. Just speculating, not that I've seen the caps. :twocents:
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