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2010 Radianxt 19500 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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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Latest Jun 13, 2014
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 Radianxt 19500, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Seat belts

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE HARNESS ADJUSTER ON MY RADIAN XTSL WAS GETTING STUCK OPEN FREQUENTLY, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE STRAP WAS GETTING STUCK OR OFF CENTER, SO I WOULD READJUST AND PUSH IT TIGHT. THEN ONE DAY, THE ADJUSTER SNAPPED OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE (WHEN STARING AT THE SEAT FROM THE FRONT) AND IT SLICED MY FINGER TO THE POINT THAT I WAS GUSHING BLOOD. I WAS TIGHTENING THE HARNESS AFTER PUTTING MY CHILD IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BECAME UNUSABLE, SINCE THERE WAS NO TENSION WHATSOEVER ON THE HARNESS. I CONTACTED DIONO, WHO REPLACED THE SEAT AFTER I SENT THEM PICTURES. I AM A CPST. *JS

NHTSA ID 10598000 · filed Jun 13, 2014

I WAS INSTALLING CAR SEATS AND WANTED TO INSTALL MY SUNSHINE KID'S RADIAN XTSL (DOM 01/2010) TO REPLACE ANOTHER SEAT THAT IS EXPIRING SOON. IT'S INSTALLED IN THE CENTER REAR-FACING, AND I WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT BESIDE IT. WHEN I TIGHTENED THE HARNESS I MUST HAVE PULLED THE STRAP AT AN ANGLE. IT ENDED UP GETTING TANGLED UP IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RELEASE LEVER AND ACTUALLY POPPED THE LEVER OUT OF PLACE. I WRESTLED WITH IT FOR A WHILE TO GET THE STRAP OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN I GOT IT STRAIGHT I COULD SEE WHERE THE LEVER WAS POPPED OUT. I COULDN'T JUST PUSH IT BACK IN. I KNEW AT THIS POINT THE SEAT WAS PROBABLY TOAST. I USED A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY THE LITTLE METAL PLATE WIDER AND THE LEVER EASILY SLID BACK INTO PLACE. IT SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY NOW. OF COURSE I'M NOT USING THE SEAT. I HAVE CONTACTED DIONO ABOUT IT. I SENT PHOTOS AND THEY SAID THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE AND ARE SENDING ME A NEW SEAT. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. I AM A CPST. *TR

NHTSA ID 10519685 · filed Jun 13, 2013
All 29 reports naming seat belts →

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.

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