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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Child Seat Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	831051
Internal NHTSA #	10369028
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2006
File date	27/10/10
Component	CHILD SEAT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am writing to report a defect in the britax decathlon car seat lower latch system. The belt on my system is twisted and will not perform properly in a crash. I have notified britax and they sent me a replacement belt but without any instructions and have not issued a recall. I am concerned about all the other car seats on the road and the children who are at risk of serious injury. A representative from the pa traffic injury prevention project (tipp) at the pa chapter of the american academy of pediatrics inspected the car seat on tuesday october 26, 2010 and found that ? The lower anchor attachment is backwards on one side and cannot be used correctly to install child seat using lower anchors.? Her name is [xxx] and she can be reached at [xxx]. She said that it was a manufacturing defect and the seats should be recalled. The identifiers for the car seat are: date of mfg: 04-05-2007 make decathlon model e9l 4769 serial number e9l4769017324 batch number j00088948 purchased from babyuniverse. Com in may 2007 my contact at britax is [xxx] consumer service managerbritax [xxx] 13501 south ridge drive charlotte nc 28273 us-customerservice@britax. Com (related vehicle information: model year=2006, make=toyota, model=highlander). Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GLENSIDE, PA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Child Seat Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Child Seat Problems, Complaints and Defects

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