The Graco Extend2Fit just hit the shelves, but there’s already a recall on some seats. Not to worry, though: The recall is very minor and does not affect the safety of the seat.
The issue is that seats sold in the U.S. need to have labels in both English and Spanish. On some Extend2Fits, the wording on some of the recline labels (identifying positions 1-6) got mixed up, so there’s English on the Spanish side or vice-versa.
If you have an Extend2Fit, check to see if the labels are entirely in English on one side of the seat and entirely in Spanish on the other. If the languages are mixed together, you can call Graco for replacement labels. The seat is perfectly safe to use in the meantime.
Wording of the recall from the Graco website:
Potential Problem:
Over the past 60 years, safety has been and will continue to be our priority at Graco. As part of our continuous effort to provide quality and safe products, Graco has discovered that the recline label on a small portion of the Extend2Fit convertible car seats manufactured between November 27, 2015 to January 20, 2016 does not meet regulatory guidelines. While the affected products represent less than one percent of those produced, Graco is recalling the recline label on the affected car seats and providing owners with a free replacement label that can be applied directly to the car seat. The affected Extend2Fit convertible car seats are part of the Campaign fashion sold in the United States.
Injuries Reported: 0
Number of Units Affected: 15,064
Dates Produced: Manufactured between November 27, 2015 – January 20, 2016
MSRP: $199.99
Models Affected: 1954477
Solution:
To verify if a car seat is included in this recall, caregivers should check their model number and date of manufacture. In addition, caregivers should confirm whether their recline label is correct by examining all labels on the side of the car seat (including the recline label which identifies positions 1 through 6) to determine they are in the same language (i.e. all English (including the recline label) on one side of the car seat and all Spanish on the other side of the car seat). If the languages are the same, caregivers can continue to use their car seat without hesitation as instructed in the owner’s manual; the car seat does not need a new label as provided by the recall. If the recline label is incorrect because the languages on the side of the car seat do not match, then caregivers can contact the Graco consumer services team at 1-800-345-4109 (Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm ET) to order a free replacement recline label.
Click here to see if you are affected, or contact Graco toll-free at 800-345-4109 Monday – Friday from 8 am to 5 pm EST. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on the white label located on the bottom of the car seat.
I just read the Spanish side installing mine and I was muttering to myself. I do know Spanish but it’s not my first language. I had no idea the other side had English because it was not the side facing me! They should put BOTH languages on both sides. Whew. I almost messed up b/c I didn’t know FF or RF in Spanish; we never learned that in school!
And how does this seat do the rebound motion with a 50 lbs kid? I am used to the seat sitting snug against the seatback, but RF with the leg extension, you simply have the plastic leg extension flush against the seat…and in a crash…is this OK? And how can they not need a rebound bar? The seat seems too light to have passed testing, but I suppose it did or it would not be here.