1999 SIT'N'STROLL 2240 Recall

Campaign:

02C002000 on 01/09/2002

Component:

Child seat

Manufactured:

03/31/2001 - 09/30/2001

Affected:

3,522

Defect:

Equipment description: certain 2001 my sit 'n' stroll rear-facing and forward-facing convertible child restraint, model no. 2240, manufactured between april 1 and october 1, 2001. these seats fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, "child restraint systems." the faa certification statement, "this restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft," is in yellow lettering instead of the required red lettering.

Consequence:

This noncompliance could lead flight attendants to refuse to allow a parent/guardian to bring or use this product on an airplane, which could create a safety risk to the child.

Correction:

Safeline kids will send corrected labels to known owners to be placed over the existing labels free of charge. owner notification began january 18, 2002. owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact safeline kids at 800-829-1625.

Notes:

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).( previous recall number 02e002000)

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