NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE10-009: Harness Slippage
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE10-009 on March 5, 2010 and closed it on July 2, 2010, the day it opened Engineering Analysis EA10-005, whose summary cites it. NHTSA's investigations file lists 6 Safety 1ST models for it and links recall 11C-001 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE10-009 (also written PE10009)
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
- Status
- Closed July 2, 2010
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Dorel Juvenile Group
- Component
- Child Seat — Harness — Strap/Webbing
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 11C-001 (NHTSA record)
- Vehicles and equipment
- 6 Safety 1ST models, including the 22546 (VANTAGE) and 22547 (VANTAGE)
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE10-009.
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on two reports from the same consumer alleging the center front adjuster (CFA) on two different Dorel Vantage child seats would not hold the harness securely.
The consumer reported that after adjustment of the harness the CFA did not close completely, allowing the harness webbing to slip through the CFA.ODI is upgrading this investigation based on information provided by Dorel and additional consumer reports on other model Dorel child seats.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE10-009. 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.
Safety 1ST
Safety 1ST 22546 (VANTAGE)
- 2008
Safety 1ST 22547 (VANTAGE)
- 2008
Safety 1ST 22554 (VANTAGE)
- 2008
Safety 1ST 22561 (VANTAGE)
- 2008
Safety 1ST 22562 (VANTAGE)
- 2008
Safety 1ST 22574 (VANTAGE)
- 2008
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.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for PE10-009
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.