The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the recall of more than 31,000 infant car seats.
The NHTSA said that the webbing on some Cybex car seats’ central seat belt adjuster could fray and not have enough strength to hold a child safely.
The recall affects the following rear-facing car seats:
| Name | Model Number | Production Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aton | 514104041 514104042 514104043 514104044 514104045 514104046 514104052 | MAR 29, 2017 - JAN 04, 2020 |
| Aton 2 | 515103001 515103003 515103005 515103007 515103009 515103011 515103013 515103015 515103017 515103019 519003595 519003597 519003599 519003601 519003603 519003605 519003607 519003609 519004629 519004631 519004633 521001427 | MAR 29, 2017 - OCT 27, 2020 |
| Aton M | 518002089 518002091 518002093 518002095 518002097 518002099 518002101 518002859 518002863 518002865 518002867 519000193 | MAR 07, 2018 - NOV 01, 2020 |
| Aton Q | 515104283 515104284 515104285 515104286 515104287 515104288 515104289 515104290 515104291 515104292 515104293 515104294 515104295 515104296 515104298 515104309 517001703 517001707 517001709 | MAR 13, 2017 - JAN 03, 2020 |
| Cloud Q | 515140105 515140106 515140107 515140108 515140109 515140110 515140111 515140112 515140113 515140114 515140115 515140116 515140117 515140118 515140119 515140120 515140121 517001039 517001047 517001049 517001053 517001055 517001057 517901718 517901722 517901723 517901724 517901725 517901726 517901727 517901728 517901729 517901730 517901731 517901732 517901733 517901734 517901735 519000013 519000015 519000137 519003169 519003859 519003863 519003939 519003941 519003943 519003945 519003947 519004367 519004369 521000069 521001299 521001301 521001303 521001857 521001977 521003117 | JUL 06, 2017 - OCT 20, 2020 |
Owners of the recalled car seats will receive a replacement central seat belt adjuster strap assembly and installation instructions. If the owners have registered the car seats, the kits will be sent without any action from the owner starting March 13. For those who have not registered their car seats, they can contact the Ohio-based company at 877-242-5676, the NHTSA said.