Combi Babyride, model year 9999. Filed by Combi USA, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 March 2021. 13,880 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Combi USA, Inc. (Combi) is recalling certain Combi BabyRide Infant Car Seats, model 378099 with dates of manufacture of 5/1/2016 thru 8/31/2019. The 1-inch-wide webbing strap used in the center front adjuster to adjust the shoulder harness straps fail the minimum initial breaking strength requirements, and in certain …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21C001 cover?
- Combi Babyride.
- What is wrong with them?
- Combi USA, Inc. (Combi) is recalling certain Combi BabyRide Infant Car Seats, model 378099 with dates of manufacture of 5/1/2016 thru 8/31/2019.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A child that is not adequately restrained in a crash has an increased risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Combi will provide owners a replacement strap along with instructions for replacement. Owner notifications letters were mailed Jan. 28, 2022. Owners may contact Combi customer service by emailing customerservice@combiusa.com.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A child that is not adequately restrained in a crash has an increased risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21C001 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Combi USA, Inc. |
| System at fault | Child Seat:Harness:Front Adjuster |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 March 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | COMBI BABYRIDE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A child that is not adequately restrained in a crash has an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Combi will provide owners a replacement strap along with instructions for replacement. Owner notifications letters were mailed Jan. 28, 2022. Owners may contact Combi customer service by emailing customerservice@combiusa.com.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 89 notices in the record whose component field names child seat. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21C001, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21c001/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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