3.7 Million Graco Car Seats Recalled Due To Buckle Issue

Do you have a Graco brand car seat? You might want to check to see if yours is one of the 3.7 million of them that are now on recall because of faulty buckles that can lead to kids getting stuck in the seats.

As part of our continuous product testing and improvement process, Graco identified that food and dried liquids that can make some harness buckles progressively more difficult to open over time or become stuck in the latched position. Therefore, Graco has decided to conduct a voluntary recall on the harness buckles used on all toddler convertible car seats and harnessed booster seats manufactured from 2009 to July 2013. Graco would like to stress this does not in any way affect the performance of the car seat or the effectiveness of the buckle to restrain the child. And a car seat is always the safest way to transport your child.

Graco offers a new and improved replacement harness buckle to affected consumers at no cost.  Please note, if you have registered your car seat on Gracobaby.com, you will automatically receive a replacement harness buckle and do not need to take further action at this time. If you have not registered your car seat, click here to place your order.

If you are experiencing difficulty with your harness buckle and cleaning has not improved its performance, please contact our Graco customer service team at 800-345-4109 (Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.) or consumerservices@gracobaby.com.

They are recalling 3.7 million units produced between 2009 and July of 2013 including these models:

Toddler Convertible Car Seats:

• Cozy Cline
• Comfort Sport
• Classic Ride 50
• My Ride 65
• My Ride 70
• My Ride 65 with Safety Surround
• Size4Me 70
• My Size 70
• Head Wise 70
• Smart Seat.

Harnessed Booster Seats:

• Nautilus 3-in-1
• Nautilus Elite and Argos.

According to CNN, this is one of the largest car seat recalls ever, but it could be even bigger. Graco is in a dispute about the recall of an additional 1.8 million car seats and that this voluntary recall only covers 11 of the 18 model the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recommended to be recalled.

From CNN

Graco has posted this to Facebook:

[CNN]

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