Child seat (Cosco)
Car seat recall 94C-012. NHTSA received COSCO, INC.’s report on Apr 14, 1994.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COSCO, INC.’s report on Apr 14, 1994. 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 notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
THE RIBBON QUILT CHILD SEAT COVER HAS BEEN TESTED AND THE MATERIAL BURNS FASTER THAN THE RATE ESTABLISHED FOR CHILD SEAT MATERIAL.
THE CHILD SEATS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 302, “FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CHILD SAFETY SEAT COVER.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: CHILD SAFETY SEAT; FMVSS 302.EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: INFANT CHILD SAFETY SEAT, MODEL 01-188-ARQ, WITH”RIBBON QUILT” CHILD SEAT COVERS.CONSEQUENCE OF NONCOMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF FIRE, THE OCCUPANT OF THE INFANTCHILD SAFETY SEAT WOULD BE EXPOSED TO INCREASED RISK OF FIRE INJURY.NOTE: IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS REPLACING THE SEAT COVER FOR YOU CHILD SEAT, PLEASECONTACT COSCO SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-221-6736. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONALHIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 94E012000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,362 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 COSCO, INC..
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.