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2008 Safety 1ST 22554 (vantage) 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 Feb 5, 2013
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 2008 Safety 1ST 22554 (vantage), 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

  • Seat belts3100.0%

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SAFETY 1ST CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL NUMBER CC045SNTG (N/A) MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 20, 2011. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BOOSTER SEAT SHOULDER BELT POSITIONER FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE ADJUSTABLE HEAD REST FAILED TO POSITION PROPERLY UNLESS THE TWO PLASTIC TENSIONERS THAT SECURE THE TWO LONG RODS THAT TRAVELED THROUGH THE HANDLE WERE MANUALLY TIGHTENED CONTINUOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE DEFECTIVE CHILD SEAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE BOOSTER WAS SECURED BY THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM WHENEVER INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID 10496516 · filed Feb 5, 2013

I HAVE THE SAFETLY 1ST VANTAGE HIGHBACK CAR SEAT, MODEL #22554-PCR. THE RESTRAINT STRAP WILL NOT STAY TIGHT. MY CHILD THEN LOOSENS THE STRAP WHILE IN THE SEAT SIMPLY BY PUSHING HER CHEST FORWARD. SHE NEVER TOUCHES THE STRAP RELEASE BUTTON. I HAVE CHECKED THE SEAT TO MAKE SURE STRAPS ARE INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND HAVE RE-INSTALLED THE SEAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WASN'T CAUSING A PROBLEM. MY CHILD IS ABLE TO COMPLETELY GET OUT OF THE SEAT BECAUSE THE STRAP DOES NOT STAY TIGHT.

NHTSA ID 10322923 · filed Mar 30, 2010

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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Data sources

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