What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1998164
- Recall date
- 6 August 1998
- Make
- Fisher-Price
- Models
- Safe Embrace
- Model years
- 1997 to 1998
- Vehicle class
- Child Car Seat
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 8,935
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
IN THE EVENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION, A FAULTY HARNESS ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM MAY ALLOW THE HARNESS SYSTEM TO SLIP AND THUS WILL INCREASE THE HEAD EXCURSION OF THE CHILD. THE PROPER USE OF THE RESTRAINT WITH THE TETHER PROPERLY INSTALLED WILL MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE MECHANISM CAN BE REPLACED.rnCORRECTION: CONSUMERS CAN CALL THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER (1-800-355-8882) TO RECEIVE A NEW ADJUSTER FOR THE RESTRAINT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1998164.