Child seat (Questor)
Car seat recall 73C-027. NHTSA received QUESTOR’s report on Dec 31, 1973.
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The short answer
NHTSA received QUESTOR’s report on Dec 31, 1973. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: POSSIBILITY THAT A CHILD’S FINGERS MAY BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHEET METALHINGE AND THE TUBULAR BACK SUPPORT WHEN THE SEAT BOTTOM IS RAISED OR LOWEREDDURING INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL OF THE SEAT FROM THE CAR.(CORRECT BY ISSUINGTO EACH SEAT ADVISING THE PROPER CAR IN USE AND INSTALLATION.)KANTWET MODELS(1969): 94, 97, 98, 208, 504, 508, 608, 708.(1970): 97, 98, 208, 308, 408,508, 708.(1971) 38, 48, 58, 78, 98, 408, 508, 708.(1972): 482, 582, 682,782, 872.(1973): 482, 483, 582, 583, 682, 683, 782, 783, 872, 883. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 73E027000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,176,159 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by QUESTOR.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.