Britax Child Safety has filed 22 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 1997, covering 1.45M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.
Filed under 3 names, including "BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.", "Britax Child Safety, Inc.", "Britax Child Safety , Inc..".
Britax Child Safety recall campaigns by report date, 2001 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Britax Child Safety campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.
Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Britax Child Safety against all manufacturers, by year.
Britax Child Safety campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.
The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26C-006 | Aug 20, 2026 | Screw in the child seat carrying handle may come loose, causing the handle to partially detach | Child seats | 114,660 | Remedy pending |
| 24C-001 | Nov 19, 2024 | Labels and user guide incorrectly state the maximum rear-facing lower anchor weight | Child seats | 1,286 | Label or owner notice |
| 17C-002 | Jun 15, 2017 | Affected child safety seats have a center tab on the chest clip marked "ABS" that may break | Child seats | 207,037 | Part replacement |
| 16C-001 | Jan 8, 2016 | Affected child restraints have handles that may develop cracks in, under, and around, the carry handle grip | Child seats | 71,454 | Repair or modification |
| 15C-003 | Aug 11, 2015 | Affected child seats have a red harness adjuster button that may stick in the down (harness release) position allowing the shoulder harness to loosen | Child seats | 213,753 | Repair or modification |
| 12C-004 | Nov 2, 2012 | These seats were manufactured with a softer chest pad material that may be bitten or chewed into pieces by a child using the seat | Child seats | 55,455 | Part replacement |
| 12C-001 | Jan 26, 2012 | Harness adjuster can detach from the seat shell | Child seats | 14,220 | Part replacement |
| 10C-006 | Oct 28, 2010 | Chest clip was incorrectly produced which could result in a more brittle chest clip than was intended | Child seats | 17,251 | Part replacement |
| 08C-010 | Dec 11, 2008 | If the harness straps are loosened using one strap at a time, then the harness straps may become detached from the metal yoke located on the back… | Child seats | 31,492 | Not stated |
| 07C-005 | Aug 7, 2007 | Certain britax decathlon child restraint systems, model e9l47, manufactured from february 12, 2005, through july 31, 2007 | Child seats | 121,109 | Repair or modification |
Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.