Child seat (TRW)
Car seat recall 84C-028. NHTSA received TRW AUTOMOTIVE PROD.,INC’s report on Dec 20, 1984.
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The short answer
NHTSA received TRW AUTOMOTIVE PROD.,INC’s report on Dec 20, 1984. 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.
REAR OF PLASTIC SHELL MAY CRACK OR SHEAR ALLOWING THE SHOULDER HARNESS TO LOOSEN AND OCCUPANT TO FALL FORWARD MORE THAN THE DISTANCE PERMITTED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 213, CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
THE PRICE OF THE SEATS, ALONG WITH ANY SHIPPING AND HANDLING COSTS, WILL BE REFUNDED TO PURCHASERS, OR THE SEAT WILL BE REPLACED, AT THE OPTION OF THE CUSTOMER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER VEHICLES, TRUCKS AND MULTIPURPOSEPASSENGERVEHICLES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS; CHILD RESTRAINTS. CHILD LOVE SEAT MANUFACTURED BY TRW AND FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO., AND SOLD UNDER THE FOLLOWING BRAND NAMES:TRW, CHILDCARE, CENTURY, AMERICAN MOTORS, AND CHRYSLER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE BREAKS IN THE PLASTIC MAY CREATE SHARP EDGES THATCAN CUT AND INJURE THE OCCUPANT. ALSO, THE OCCUPANT CAN BE THROWN FORWARD AS ARESULT OF SEVERE DECELERATION OR VEHICLE CRASH, RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 84E028000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 2,123 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 TRW AUTOMOTIVE PROD.,INC.
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.