By year
Owner complaints about Cosco vehicles peaked at 709 in 2001
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Cosco
The complete NHTSA record for Cosco vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Cosco recalls are filed by Cosco.
Owner complaints in the last five years82,971 on file in all, across 12 models
Recall campaigns240 in five years
Severity index6.1Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations120 service bulletins
Components
Child seats draws the most owner complaints about Cosco vehicles, 96% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Cosco has the most complaints of any Cosco model
Every Cosco model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosco | 1984 to 1994 | 17 | 17.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Designer 22 | 2002 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arriva AND Turn-About | 1995 to 1998 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 |
| IC-021AHG | 2011 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22123 (scenera) | 2009 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 |
| GB1A31C-021 AXE | 2011 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| High Back BOOSTER(22-233) | 2009 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-133 (scenera) | 2009 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sprinter TR141ABZ | 2010 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22-145 (scenera) | 2005 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22145 (scenera) | 2008 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22-260 | 2003 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Cosco product
- 07C-012 Dec 17, 2007
Certain cosco touriva convertible child restraints, models 22100ttd, 22100fsn, 22100tip, 22111fsm, and 22130wal, and cosco regal ride, model…
Child seats · 501k vehicles - 07C-007 Aug 30, 2007
Certain dorel juvenile group (djg) cosco: alpha omega, alpha omega elite, models 22150, 22155, 22180, 22269; eddie bauer: 3-in-1, deluxe 3-in-1,…
Child seats · 1.27M vehicles - 07C-004 May 17, 2007
Certain dorel juvenile group child restraint systems manufactured from october 1 through december 31, 2005
Child seats · 19k vehicles - 05C-003 Apr 18, 2005
Certain djg designer 22 rear-facing only infant child restraints, models: eddie bauer, safety 1st , and cosco, manufactured between august 19,…
Child seats · 190k vehicles - 04C-004 Dec 7, 2004
Certain cosco dreamride, model 22-001-fsm, rear facing child restraint system manufactured between december 1, 2003, and april 28, 2004
Child seats · 1,626 vehicles - 03C-010 Nov 6, 2003
High rise child restraints, model numbers 22-297-wal, 22-298-stm, 22-299-nan, and 93-299-fsm, manufactured between october 1 and october 31, 2003
Child seats · 28k vehicles - 03C-007 Aug 8, 2003
Alpha omega and eddie bauer 3-in-1 brand child seats manufactured from november 17, 2000, to january 10, 2001, models 02-331, 02-332, 02-531,…
Child seats · 86k vehicles - 03C-004 Jun 2, 2003
Cosco arriva and turnabout infant car seats/carriers manufactured between september 10, 1997, and january 31, 2000, including seats sold as part…
Child seats · 1.28M vehicles - 02C-053 Sep 25, 2002
These dorel juvenile group (djg) child restraint systems, manufactured from march 15 to august 1, 2002 with 6 panel wellington webbing harnesses,…
Child seats · 54k vehicles - 02C-026 Apr 22, 2002
On certain dorel juvenile group (djg) child restraint systems, manufactured from january 1, 2000, through september 30, 2001, the tether webbing…
Child seats · 3.96M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.