2003 BRITAX E9L02 (ROUNDABOUT) Problems & Recalls

I WAS USING THE BRITIX'S ROUNDABOUT CARS EAT FOR MY DAUGHTER SINCE SHE AS WAS BORN. SHE IS NOW 2.5 YEARS OLD. THIS SEAT HAS A WEIGHT LIMIT OF 40 LBS. MY DAUGHTER IS 30 LBS. SHE IS ABLE TO PUSH DOWN THE BREAST CLIP AND WIGGLE HER ARMS OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. WHEN SPEAKING TO BRITIX, THEY SEEMED NOT...

DURING A ROUTINE CPS CHECKUP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BUCKLE MECHANISM FAILED TO ENGAGE ON THIS CSS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES ON THIS SEAT. *JB

DURING A CHILD PASSENGER EVENT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE BUCKLE MECHANISM ON THIS CHILD SAFETY SEAT FAILED TO ENGAGE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A NHTSA RECALL WAS FOUND ON THE WEB # 01C003000 CONCERNING THE CHILD SEAT BUCKLE UNLATCHING, THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CHILD SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT THE CHILD SEAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE IDENTIFIC...

I AM WRITING REGARDING THE WARNING LABEL SEWN ON THE INSIDE BACK OF THE BRITAX ROUNDABOUT CAR SEAT. I PLACED ME CHILD IN THE SEAT AFTER GETTING OUT OF A POOL THEREFORE HE WAS NOT WEARING A SHIRT. I HAD OPENED THE WINDOWS AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO COOL ENOUGH TO GET IN. HOWEVER, WHEN I PLACED MY 8 MO...

I BOUGHT THE BRITAX ROUNDABOUT ON A RECOMMENDATION OF MORE THAN ONE MOMMY FRIEND. I TRIED IT IN MY CAR, WITH MY INFANT IN IT, AND LIKED IT AND SO DID SHE. BOUGHT IT. HAD IT INSTALLED BY LOCAL POLICE STATION. THE OFFICER SAID HE DIDN'T LIKE HOW THERE WAS TOO MUCH ROOM BETWEEN THE BELLY AND THE BE...

I AM A CHILD SAFETY SEAT TECHNICIAN AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH A BRITAX SEAT THAT I WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A BRITAX ROUNDABOUT SEAT IN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR MINI-VAN. THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE SEAT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. BECAU...

THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WILL NOT CLICK INTO A RECLINING POSITION AFTER IT IS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM CONSUMER'S SON WAS IN REAR FACING POSITION. WHEN TURNING THE CAR SEAT AROUND WA SUNABLE TO PUT IT INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE MANUFACTURERSAID IT WAS DUE TO PUTTIN...

AFTER BUYING A BRITAX ROUNDABOUT CONVERTABLE CAR SEAT THE BASE STARTED SEPERATING, WHEN CONTACTING BRITAX I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO NOT BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD READ THROUGH THE INSTRUCTION AND THEN TAKEN THE CAR SEAT THE THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WHERE THEY ALSO C...

PRODUCT: BRITAX ROUNDABOUT CONVERTIBLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT RESTRAINT NUMBER: E900217 SERIAL NUMBER: E9002171993 DATE OF MANUFACTURE: NOVEMBER 9, 2000 BATCH NUMBER: 500598 WHILE MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS RIDING IN THE SEAT, THE ADJUSTER BUTTON ON THE CAR SEAT, WHICH WILL RELEASE THE HARNESS IF PRESS...

ON BRITAX ROUNDABOUT CAR SEAT MANUFACTURED MAR 2002- IMPACT FOAM PADDING HAS BROKEN OFF TWICE DURING NORMAL USE. COMPANY INDICATES THIS IS NORMAL BREAKAGE - YET THIS IS PART OF THE HEAD PROTECTION ON THIS SEAT IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK. BACK PART BROKE IN AUG 2003, LEFT SIDE BROKE DEC 11, 2003 WHEN ...

TODDLER ACCESSED STYROFOAM BLOCKS UNDER PADDING THROUGH RESTRAINT HOLES. CHILD WAS ABLE TO PICK LARGE AMOUNTS OF STYROFOAM PIECES AND PLACE IN NOSE AND MOUTH. CHILD HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR REMOVAL OF STYROFOAM FROM NASAL PASSAGES. *LA

BRITAX MODELS # E902228 AND E900240, DOM 01/10/2002; CHILD IS ABLE TO RELEASE THE HARNESS LATCH PLATE FROM SAFETY SEAT BUCKLE. ALSO, CHILD IS ABLE TO REMOVE THE HARNESS AND GET OUT OF THE SAFETY SEAT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND SENT PLASTIC HARNESS BUCKLE COVER, WHICH THE CH...

BRITAX ROUNDABOUT CONVERTIBLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD A DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE LATCH CONNECTOR. THE LATCH CONNECTOR ON THE ROUNDABOUT WOULD GIVE A FALSE LOCK ON THE VEHICLE'S LATCH ANCHOR.*MR (MODEL# E9L0225)*TS *JB