On Friday, January 27, 2012, Britax announced a voluntary recall of all Chaperone infant carseats manufactured between September 1, 2010 and April 30, 2011. The model numbers included in the recall are E9L692J, E9L692K, E9L692L and E9L692M. All Chaperone infant seats made before 9/1/2010 or after 4/30/2011 are not affected by this potential issue. However, I recommend that if you own any Chaperone model, that you check the rivet in question regardless of when it was made. And I don’t say that because I have any info suggesting a larger problem but only because it makes good sense to check once you’re aware of a potential issue. Also, it should be noted that there was a previous, unrelated recall on certain Chaperone models made from April 2009 through May 2010. If you have an older Chaperone model – please check to see if it may be included in the previous recall. Click HERE for more details on the previous recall issue.
Regarding the current recall:
The rivet used to attach the harness adjuster to the shell may have been improperly
installed. As a result, the harness adjuster may detach from the shell. Should the harness adjuster detach from the infant car seat shell the harness straps will not properly secure the child resulting in increased risk of injury in a vehicle crash.IF the harness adjuster on your Chaperone Infant Car Seat detaches, please discontinue use of the product immediately and contact our Customer Service Department at 1-888-427-4829.
To address this issue, BRITAX is providing a remedy kit including a harness adjuster clip and instructions for properly installing it. All Chaperone Infant Car Seat owners should confirm whether their child restraint is affected by verifying the date of manufacture and model number.
No later than February 6, 2012, remedy kits and instructions for using them, will begin shipping to all registered Chaperone Infant Car Seat owners with affected seats.
The white sticker label with the model number and DOM (Date of Manufacturer) is located on the underside of the seat.
I’m trying to find out if My Britax Chaperone infant car seat manufactured in 2010 model #E9L692J Batch P000016990 serial #E9L692J204548 is expired Yet and if not when will it expire