Child seat (Century)
Car seat recall 87C-018. NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on May 11, 1987.
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The short answer
NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on May 11, 1987. 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?
WITH THE SHIELD IN A UNLOCKED POSITION THE CHILD WILLNOT BE RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT AND CAN BE INJURIED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.
THE SHIELD POPS OPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING.
THIS IS DUE TO FAILURE TO FULLY DEPRESS LOCKING HANDLE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
INSTALL A BRIGHT COLOR LABEL MARKED LOCK-UNLOCK WHICH IS VISIBLE WHEN THE LOCKING HANDLE IS NOT FULLY DEPRESSED.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 87E018000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 92,490 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.