Child seat (Century)
Car seat recall 91C-004. NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on Jan 23, 1991.
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The short answer
NHTSA received CENTURY PRODUCTS’s report on Jan 23, 1991. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 26, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
BUCKLE RELEASE FORCE WHICH EXCEEDS THE FMVSS 213REQUIREMENT OF 16 POUNDS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN REMOVING A CHILD FROM THE CARSEAT AND VEHICLE IN POST ACCIDENT SITUATIONS.
BUCKLE RELEASE FORCE MAY EXCEED 16 POUNDS WHEN NOT USED IN APPROPRIATE FORWARD LATCH POSITION FOR A CHILD WEIGHING 30 POUNDS AND MORE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
ISSUE NOTIFICATION, CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS AND LABELING TO INDICATE THAT THE REAR LATCH POSITION IS NOT TO BE USED WITH CHILDREN WEIGHING 30 POUNDS OR MORE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT.EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: 3000STE MODELS 4353, 4365, 4366, 4368.5000STE MODELS 4460, 4450, 4470, 4475.( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 91E004000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 732,523 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- Century 4365Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4368Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4353Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4366Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4450Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4470Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4475Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
- Century 4460Built from Mar 1, 1987 to Dec 1, 1990
Who is recalling it?
- Made by CENTURY PRODUCTS.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 26, 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 26, 2026 and checked Oct 26, 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 26, 2026.