NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Defect Petition DP24-003: Seat harness can loosen without using harness release button on Nuna Rava car seats.
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Defect Petition DP24-003 on April 22, 2024 and closed it on October 2, 2024. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Nuna Rava for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- DP24-003 (also written DP24003)
- Investigation type
- Defect Petition A petition asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; NHTSA grants or denies it, and granting one opens an investigation.
- Status
- Closed October 2, 2024
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Nuna Baby Essentials, Inc.
- Components
- Child Seat — Harness — Front Adjuster; Child Seat — Harness — Front Adjuster Button/Release Mechanism
- Vehicles and equipment
- Nuna Rava
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Defect Petition DP24-003.
try.vin does not copy NHTSA's investigation documents; NHTSA's investigation record lists the ones NHTSA has published.
On March 21, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) was sent a defect petition (DP) that requested the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigate the NUNA RAVA car seats for a harness that can allegedly loosen without pressing on the harness release button. The Petitioner stated there were 24 complaints in the NHTSA database all detailing the same issue. According to the Petitioner, "this condition has poor detectability (there are no warning lights) and the consequence of failure in case of a crash would be severe or fatal injury". ODI conducted a thorough search of its database and found 32 consumer complaints that were potentially related to the alleged defect. Following the receipt of a second DP mailed on April 1st, ODI sent an Information Request (IR) letter to the manufacturer Nunababy Essentials. The IR letter requested information on NUNA RAVA child seats regarding allegations of a harness loosening without the harness release button being pressed. After reviewing ODI’s internal data and Nuna’s response to the IR letter, ODI decided to grant the petitions and open Preliminary Evaluation PE24-026. This Defect Petition will now be closed due to the opening of the PE. The petitions can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov using the following ODI Report reference numbers: 11583786, 11585272.
To review the ODI reports cited in the Closing Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Defect Petition DP24-003. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.
Nuna
Nuna (model not given)
- model year not given
Nuna Rava
- model year not given
What an NHTSA investigation is
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Free VIN check: decode a VIN to see its year, make and model.
Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for DP24-003
Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.