Child seat (Strolee)
Car seat recall 87C-019. NHTSA received STROLEE (CAR SEATS)’s report on May 14, 1987.
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The short answer
NHTSA received STROLEE (CAR SEATS)’s report on May 14, 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?
THE EXCESSIVE HEAD MOVEMENT MAY ALLOW CHILD TO CONTACTOBJECT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
PLASTIC SHIELD CRACKED IN DYNAMIC SLED TEST ALLOWING EXCESSIVE CHILD HEAD EXCURSION GREATER THAN THE 22 INCH MAXIMUM.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
REPLACE THE BOOSTER SEAT WITH A NEW CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD RESTRAINT, BOOSTER SEAT, MODEL 605.VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER CARS. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 87E019000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 4,367 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 STROLEE (CAR SEATS).
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.