Child seat (Cosco)
Car seat recall 94C-024. NHTSA received COSCO, INC.’s report on Aug 18, 1994.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COSCO, INC.’s report on Aug 18, 1994. 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?
OCCUPANTS OF THE SAFETY SEAT WOULD FACE AN INCREASED RISKOF INJURY IN SUCH AN ACCIDENT.
IN ACCIDENTS, AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH, THE BUCKLE LATCH HOUSING MOUNTED IN THE BASE OF THE SHELL CAN DEFORM, CAUSING THE LATCH MECHANISM TO FRACTURE, ALLOWING DISENGAGEMENT OF THE BUCKLE TONGUE TO FROM THE BUCKLE HOUSING.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat.
What should you do?
OWNERS WILL BE SENT A REPLACEMENT BUCKLE HOUSING WHICH CAN BE EASILY REPLACED BY REMOVING THE FOUR SCREWS ATTACHING THE ORIGINAL BUCKLE LATCH ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; CHILD SAFETY SEAT.EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: CONVERTIBLE CHILD SAFETY SEATS, T-SHIELD OR SOFT-SHIELD.MODEL NOS. 02-084 AND 02-404.NOTE: IF THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR POSSESSION IS MODEL 02-084 OR02-404 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MAY 6 AND AUGUST 10, 1994 AND YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVEDTHE REPLACEMENT BUCKLE HOUSING WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME OR YOU CANNOT COMPLETETHE REPLACEMENT OF THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, PLEASE CONTACT COSCO AT 1-800-221-6736.ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S AUTO SAFETYHOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.( PREVIOUS RECALL NUMBER 94E024000)
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,397 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 COSCO, INC..
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.