Child seat: harness retainer/chest clip (Britax)
Car seat recall 17C-002. NHTSA received Britax Child Safety, Inc.’s report on Jun 15, 2017.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Britax Child Safety, Inc.’s report on Jun 15, 2017. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The broken tab may present a choking hazard to an infant in the car seat, increasing the risk of injury.
Britax Child Safety, Inc.
(Britax) is recalling certain B-Safe 35, B-Safe 35 Travel Systems, B-Safe 35 Elite, B-Safe 35 Elite Travel Systems and BOB B-Safe rear-facing infant child safety seats, model numbers E1A183F, E1A185M, E1A185P, E1A186R, E1A203F, E1A205M, E1A205P, E1A206X, E1A206Z, E1A207E, E9LU65V, E9LU66X, E9LU66Z, E9LU67D, E9LU67E, EXA185M, S02063600, S02063700, S03803400, S03803500, S03803700, S03803800, S03803900, S04144400, S04144500, S04144600, S04145000, S04402800, S04884200, S04884300, S04975600, S04978900, S05260200, S06020300, S06020400, S06020500, S06020600, S06020700, S06020800, S06020900, S06147100, S921800, E1A215T, E1A215U, E1A216P, E1A221Q, E1A225C, E1A225U, E1A226L, E9LS51Q, E9LS56C, E9LS56L, E9LS57F, E9LS57G, E9LS57H, EXA216L, S01298600, S02063800, S02063900, S02064000, S04281200, S04281300, S04628500, S06018800, S06020000, S06020200, S923700, E9LT34A, E9LT34C, E9LT35X and EXLT34A.
The affected child safety seats have a center tab on the chest clip marked “ABS” that may break.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat: harness retainer/chest clip.
What should you do?
Britax will notify owners and will provide a replacement chest clip marked “PC”, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2017. Owners may contact Britax at 1-833-474-7016 or visit www.bsafe35clip.com.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 207,037 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- Britax B-Safe 35 Elite Travel SYBuilt from Nov 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017
- Britax B-Safe 35 Travel SystemBuilt from Nov 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017
- Britax B-Safe 35 EliteBuilt from Nov 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017
- Britax BOB B-Safe 35Built from Nov 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017
- Britax B-Safe 35Built from Nov 1, 2015 to May 31, 2017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Britax Child Safety, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 24, 2026.