Model year

2020 Britax E1A38-MARATHON CT

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Mar 23, 2025 to Mar 23, 2025.

Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2020 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2020 Britax E1A38-MARATHON CT peaked in 2025, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.751202512026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2020 Britax E1A38-MARATHON CT name child seats

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Child seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 2020 Britax E1A38-MARATHON CT

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2020 Britax E1A38-MARATHON CT

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Mar 23, 2025Failure Feb 12, 2025Denver, COChest clip, Buckle, Harness

    Our Britax car seat straps started suddenly slacking on their own after being tightened on our son. We drove 10 minutes away and the straps were completely loose by the time we arrived. The harness worked as designed on the way home but the same issue happened again several times since then — I tightened the harness straps and tested the tightness and the straps completely loosen when pulled. We stopped using the car seat and bought a new car. We are reporting it in case anyone else’s car seats could be affected and cause serious harm in an accident. Our car seat has been installed in our car since we bought it and never been in an accident. The harness straps started randomly disengaging out of the blue. We reached out to Britax about the issue, sent a video of the issue, followed their instructions and their suggestions to vacuum areas of the car seat did not solve the problem. Instead of providing a remedy or offering a replacement, Britax insisted we needed to schedule a video call with a technician as a next step during business hours (when we are working). We chose to stop using the car seat because we are not going to risk our child’s safety by continuing to use a faulty car seat. This form is not allowing me to upload the video of the harness slacking on its own.

    NHTSA complaint 11649970
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.