Friday, February 21, 2003
NHTSA 4-03
Contact: Tim Hurd
Tel. No.: (202) 366-9550
NHTSA Announces Safety Recall Of Gorilla, Spelcast
Child Restraints
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a safety recall of tether
kits for Snug Seat, Inc., child safety seats.
The recall involves 1,146
tether anchor kits for the Gorilla child safety seat, model number 200-1000, and
Spelcast child safety seat, model number 600-1000, manufactured between July 26,
2002, and Jan. 15, 2003. This kit
enables the purchaser to mount a tether anchor in a vehicle that is not already
equipped with an anchor.
The tether anchor kit
contains a washer that does not comply with the salt spray requirements of
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, “Child Restraint Systems.”
The child safety seats are sold only through Durable Medical Equipment
Dealers for use by children with special needs.
The part number of the tether anchor kit is FW-50250-12-ZY.
Snug
Seat will automatically mail free metal ring kits and repair instructions to
registered customers. Customers can
also contact Snug Seat at 800-336-7684 to request a free repair kit.
Customers should continue using their seats pending receipt of the
replacement parts.
For more
information, owners should call the above number or write to Snug Seat, Inc.,
12801 East Independence Boulevard, Stallings, NC 28105.
Consumers with questions about this or any other safety recall campaign may call NHTSA’s toll-free Auto Safety Hotline at DASH-2-DOT (888) 327-4236.
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