Child seat (Virco)
Car seat recall 88C-016. NHTSA received VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORP.’s report on Jun 9, 1988.
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The short answer
NHTSA received VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORP.’s report on Jun 9, 1988. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
THE EXCESSIVE HEAD MOVEMENTS MAY ALLOW CHILD TO CONTACTOBJECTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
FAILED HEAD EXCURSION AND HIC REQUIREMENT OF DYNAMIC SLED TESTS, FMVSS NO. 213 FOR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD RESTRAINT.VEHICLE CATEGORY: PASSENGER CARS. ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 88E016000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 16,858 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by VIRCO MANUFACTURING CORP..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 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 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 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 28, 2026.