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2008 Djg 22155

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Djg 22155. 1 NHTSA investigation names it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

EA10005ClosedEngineering Analysis

Harness slippage

Opened Jul 2, 2010
Closed Jun 25, 2012

The Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) child seats that are the subject of this investigation are equipped with a center front adjuster (CFA) and were manufactured in 2008 and 2009. The CFA functions as a locking mechanism that locks the shoulder harness in an adjusted position.After the harness of the child seat has been placed over the child's shoulders and buckled, it must be adjusted, or tightened, by pulling out on the tightening strap running through the CFA.The CFA is spring loaded to a normally closed position and the ?locking pawl (pawl) locks the harness tightening strap of the CFA in the adjusted position.The pawl permits movement of the strap in the tightening direction only.In order to release or loosen the harness adjustment, the pawl must be pressed down to open the CFA and unlock the adjusting strap.DJG's CFA is not used by other child seat manufacturers.The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation as PE10-009 on March 5, 2010 based on two reports from a consumer alleging the CFA would not securely lock the harness on two different model year DJG Vantage Point child seats.Based on information provided by DJG and additional consumer reports received by ODI on other model DJG child seats that use the CFA, the investigation was upgraded to EA10-005 on July 2, 2010.The scope of the investigation was expanded to include all DJG child seats manufactured in model years 2008 and 2009 equipped with the CFA.The consumer reports associated with the investigation allege the occupant harness slips while in use and becomes loose.A loose harness increases the risk of injury in a crash.There were no reports of CFA failure in a crash.On February 10, 2011, DJG submitted a Defect and Noncompliance Information Report to conduct a safety recall (11C-001) of certain subject child seats to remedy a condition where the pawl does not fully engage the harness tightening strap in the CFA.The recall affects approximately 795,000 seats manufactured from May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009 and includes the following models:Prospect, OnBoard, Alpha Omega Elite, Alpha Omega, Mico, Enspira, Priori, Vantage Point, Avenue and Uptown.Seats of these models that were manufactured prior to May 1, 2008 and after April 30, 2009 are not included in the recall because the CFA was produced using a different process. ODI continued its investigation (EA10-005) as there were other models with a CFA manufactured from May 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009 that were not included in the recall scope.These models include the Summit, Scenera, Hi Back Booster, Designer 22, Apex, and Touriva.As part of this investigation, NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center (VRTC) conducted extensive evaluation and testing, including FMVSS 213 sled tests, on both recalled and non-recalled models.The investigation did not reveal the existence of a safety-related defect trend in the CFA in the models that were not recalled. A safety-related defect trend in the non-recalled models has not been identified and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at www-odi.nhtsa.dot/complaints under the following identification numbers: 10291755, 10341694, 10322923, 10362638, 10313028, 1026596, 10290085, 10317274, and 10346913.Additional information is provided on the following pages.

CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBINGLed to recall 11C001000

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

No owner complaints recorded for this model year

Either none have been filed with NHTSA, or this vehicle is too new for reports to have accumulated.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Djg 22155 by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
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Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.