Child seat (Cosco)
Car seat recall 86C-009. NHTSA received COSCO, INC.’s report on May 5, 1986.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COSCO, INC.’s report on May 5, 1986. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 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.
THE TOP OF THE METAL PULL/LOCK PIN WHICH HOLDS THE SHIELD IN PLACE, BREAKS OFF.
THIS PREVENTS THE SHIELD FROM BEING RAISED IN ORDER TO REMOVE ITS OCCUPANT.
CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: THE INABILITY TO RAISE THE SHIELD, WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE SEAT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR ANY OTHER SITUATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
SEATS WILL BE REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS USING A DIFFERENT PULL MECHANISM.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 86E009000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 178,440 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COSCO, INC..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 25, 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 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 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 25, 2026.