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NHTSA recall 98C036000 · Child seat

Child seat

Basic Comfort 960 and 1 more

Reported Oct 29, 199841,906 vehicles affectedBASIC COMFORT, INC.

The defect

Equipment description: booster seat, models 960 and 961 (with back). these seats do not meet the chest acceleration requirements of fmvss no. 213, "child restraint systems."

The risk

Improper placement of the shoulder belt portion of the vehicle's built-in safety harness system can result in excessive forces on the chest of the booster seat occupant, increasing the risk of personal injury.

The remedy

A revised instructional booklet will be provided to owners of these booster seats.

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Vehicles in this recall

Basic Comfort 960
1998
Basic Comfort 961
1998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during october 1998.owners who do not receive the revised instructional booklet within a reasonable time should contact basic comfort at 1-800-456-8687.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 98e036000)