Child seat (Century)
Car seat recall 89C-032. NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on Nov 30, 1989.
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The short answer
NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on Nov 30, 1989. 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?
A CHILD COULD PUT SMALL PIECES OF PAD IN HIS OR HER MOUTHOR NOSE CREATING A HEALTH HAZARD.
REMOVABLE PROTECTIVE FABRIC PAD THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT TRAY SHIELD WITH VELCRO TABS MAY HAVE EXPOSED URETHANE FOAM ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHIELD PAD THAT A CHILD COULD PICK AT WITH HIS OR HER FINGERS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
REPLACE CURRENT PADS WITH PADS CONTAINING 2 BUTTON FASTENERS THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED BY A CHILD; ALSO, TWEED PADS WILL BE FROM FOAM THAT IS COVERED WITH A NON-WOVEN BACKING.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT.EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: 3000 STE CHILD CAR SEATS.MODEL 4365DT MANUFACTUREDMARCH, 1987 TO OCTOBER, 1988. MODEL 4366 MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY, 1988 TOOCTOBER, 1988.MODEL MANUFACTURE NOTES: MODEL 4366 FEB. 1988 TO OCT. 1988 MODEL 4365 MAR. 1987 TO OCT. 1988 ( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 89E032000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 233,000 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 CENTURY PRODUCTS.
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.