Engineering Analysis · Closed

Harness slippage

Action number

EA10005

Opened

Jul 2, 2010

Closed

Jun 25, 2012

Outcome

Recall 11C001000

Manufacturer: Dorel Juvenile Group

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 11C001000.

Campaign 11C001000 predates our recall archive — check NHTSA.gov for details.

What NHTSA is examining

The Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) child seats that are the subject of this investigation are equipped with a center front adjuster (CFA) and were manufactured in 2008 and 2009. The CFA functions as a locking mechanism that locks the shoulder harness in an adjusted position.After the harness of the child seat has been placed over the child's shoulders and buckled, it must be adjusted, or tightened, by pulling out on the tightening strap running through the CFA.The CFA is spring loaded to a normally closed position and the ?locking pawl (pawl) locks the harness tightening strap of the CFA in the adjusted position.The pawl permits movement of the strap in the tightening direction only.In order to release or loosen the harness adjustment, the pawl must be pressed down to open the CFA and unlock the adjusting strap.DJG's CFA is not used by other child seat manufacturers.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation as PE10-009 on March 5, 2010 based on two reports from a consumer alleging the CFA would not securely lock the harness on two different model year DJG Vantage Point child seats.Based on information provided by DJG and additional consumer reports received by ODI on other model DJG child seats that use the CFA, the investigation was upgraded to EA10-005 on July 2, 2010.The scope of the investigation was expanded to include all DJG child seats manufactured in model years 2008 and 2009 equipped with the CFA.The consumer reports associated with the…

Vehicles under investigation

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Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.