The latest product recall involves the Briatx Child Safety Inc., who are a company that manufactures seats and restraints for children traveling in cars. According to a report on The Wall Street Journal the company is recalling certain Chaperone restraint systems due to safety harness adjusters, which can come away from the seat.

A document has been filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and states that affected seats were built between September 1st 2010 and April 30 2011. This latest recall includes 14,220 units sold in the US, and another 3,600 that were sold in Canada.

The company has stated that it received 57 complaints in the US from customers, which involved seat harness adjusters that broke away from the seats. These adjusters are used to adjust the seat belts to the required tension to safely hold the occupant in place. In the case of a breakage the harness may not secure the child in an accident.

Britax has said that the problem comes from the wrong rivets used to fix the adjusters to the seats, but stated they know of no injuries because of the problem. The company will begin notifying owners and providing free repair kits, which will begin on February 6th by the mailing of the kits. In the meantime Britax will replace any seats with detached adjusters, and customers can contact Britax at 888-427-4829.

Do you have one of the Britax seats involved in the recall?

If you head over to the US version of their website, you’ll see that Britax has now added a section for you to check your Britax product from the list on the right-hand side and clicking it will bring up a separate tab which will tell you if the product has been recalled or not.

For customers who require further information on the potential choking hazards that your Britax car seat may result in, heading to the FAQ section of their website will now provide you with a customer service number to call (1-888-427-4829 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-888-427-4829      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-888-427-4829      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-888-427-4829      end_of_the_skype_highlighting), strangely though – there isn’t actually any questions to view on this page.

Do you have a Britax Car seat which has been included in the recall list? If so, let us know your thoughts on this.

The model list includes E9L69N9 (Moonstone), E9L95P5 (Cowmooflage), E9L95P3, and E9L95P2 (Red Mill). The image below shows you where to find model details, and cpsc.gov is telling consumers to “immediately” stop using the affected products.

Britax was informed of injuries after the chest clip broke, CPSC said there were three reports that included scratches to a finger and arms, plus some minor lacerations. If you look at the underside of your car seat you should find the manufacture date, model number, and serial number.

The model numbers of Britax car seats involved in this recall were sold between June 2009 and October 2010. They were made in China. You can get a free repair kit from Britax, please visit this article for more details.

Has your Britax car seat been affected by the recall?