Child seat (Century)
Car seat recall 85C-019. NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on May 24, 1985.
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The short answer
NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on May 24, 1985. 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?
IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE LUBRICANTS CAN DEGRADETHE PLASTIC MATERIAL, CAUSING ONE OR MORE OF THE EARS OF THE PLASTIC BUTTON TOBREAK THEREBY JAMMING THE BUCKLE. THIS WILL DISCOURAGE USE OF CHILD SEATS.
CROTCH STRAP BUCKLE MADE OF PLASTIC REQUIRES 12 TO 20 LBS.
RELEASE FORCE WHICH AT TIMES SEEMS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE.
TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION CONSUMERS HAVE USED LUBRICANTS TO OVERCOME THE HARD RELEASE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
CONSUMERS WILL RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT CROTCH STRAP AND BUCKLE WHERE REQUIRED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 85E019000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 295,814 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 CENTURY PRODUCTS.
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.