Component

CHILD SEAT:BASE

25 NHTSA complaints about child seat:base issues across 12 makes and 22 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category CHILD SEAT:BASE

25 filings · 22 models · 12 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 25 ODI rows
  • MODELS 22 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 12 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 16.0% 4 crash-flagged
  • RANK #385 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 8 injuries
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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: CHILD SEAT:BASE vs nearest complaint-total peers

CHILD SEAT:BASE sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#385 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 22 models). Open Toyota Corolla (category leader) →

CHILD SEAT:BASE severity reading

The standout signal for child seat:base is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 8 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 25 filings (SPARSE volume).

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare Toyota Corolla against SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM on filing totals before treating child seat:base volume as a purchase signal.

25
Complaints
22
Models Affected
4
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Toyota Corolla
2
2 Toyota Camry
2
3 Chevrolet Lumina
2
4 Volvo S70
1
5 Saturn SL
1
6 Nissan Altima
1
7 Mazda Protege
1
8 Mazda 626
1
9 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1
10 Jeep Commander
1
11 Hyundai Elantra
1
12 Honda Civic
1
13 Ford Freestyle
1
14 Ford Focus
1
15 Dodge RAM
1
16 Dodge Dynasty
1
17 Chrysler PT Cruiser
1
18 Chrysler Lebaron
1
19 Chevrolet Venture
1
20 Chevrolet Tahoe
1
21 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
1
22 Chevrolet Blazer
1

Recent Complaints

2021 Hyundai Elantra

The contact owns a Maxi Cosi Coral XP car seat, Model Number: IC313FNDV, Manufactured: 10/09/2020. The car seat was being used in a 2021 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the seat base failed t

2012 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The contact owns a Safety-First car seat, Model Type: Onboard 35 LT, Model Number: IC354GAJ, Manufactured Date: March 23, 2022. The car seat was being utilized in a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado. The conta

2018 Toyota Camry

The contact owns a Chicco car seat, Model Name: Fit 4, Model Number: 05079645320070, Manufactured Date: (Unknown) being used in a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while the child was exiting

2008 Nissan Altima Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A BABY TREND EASY RIDE 5 (NA) CHILD SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: TS40142 (NA). THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ONCOMING VEHICL

2005 Jeep Commander

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SAFETY 1ST ALPHA ELITE SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: IC186CSH. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER 6, 2014. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2003 (NA) JEEP COMMANDER. THE C

2003 Mazda Protege

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSTALLING THE INFANT CHILD SEAT THE ANGLE ADJUSTMENT ON THE BASE BROKE DUE TO THE ADJUSTMENT PEGS. THE EVENFLO MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. THE INFANT CHILD SEA

2006 Ford Freestyle Crash

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MY 7 MONTH-OLD SON. WE HAD AN EVENFLO EMBRACE 5 CAR SEAT, UPON IMPACT THIS INFANT CARRIER CAR SEAT THAT MY SON WAS SITTING IN BROKE FREE FROM ITS BASE.

2002 Toyota Camry

CHILD SAFETY SEAT MOLDING HOLDING BAR IN PLACE IS LOOSE. *TS WHEN DISENGAGING THE BASE, THE METAL ROD NEEDED TO BE PULLED OUT. THIS REQUIRED A MOLDED PLASTIC TAB ON ONE SIDE TO BE PUSHED TO THE SID

1997 Saturn SL

THE REAR ANCHOR ON THE CAR SEAT BASE SLIPPED OUT OF ITS POSITION. *JB THE CARRIER HAD GOTTEN STUCK AND WAS REMOVED. *SC 8JB

2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser

EVENFLO, MODEL # 3861364P1, DOM 06/13/2003. WHILE TAKING THE CHILD OUT OF THE CAR SEAT OFF THE BASE DID NOT DETACH. CONSUMER TRIED TO PULL IT APART AND IT DID NOT MOVE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEA

2004 Chevrolet Venture

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE CHILD SEAT INTO A NEW VEHICLE THE BASE SEPARATED FROM THE SEAT. THE CHILD WAS NOT INJURED.*AK *NM

2000 Chevrolet Blazer

THE ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL ON THE SEAT BASE OCCASIONALLY COLLAPSES WHEN IT IS SUBJECTED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. *MR INCLUDING THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE IN THE SUMMERTIME. THE PLASTIC WOULD BECOME VE

2000 Ford Focus

EVENFLO 5 IN 1 INFANT SEAT. MODEL NUMBER 5751292P1. PROBLEMS GETTING BASE OF CHILD SEAT INSTALLED. *MR WHEN USING THE LATCH, THE YELLOW BASE ADJUSTER HIT THE RIGHT TOP OF THE LATCH ANCHOR. WHEN

2000 Honda Civic

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1998 Dodge RAM

WHILE PLACING THE CHILD INSIDE OF CAR SEAT SPRING ATTACH TO THE HARNESS SNAPPED. *AK

2003 Chevrolet Tahoe

THE SEAT FAILED TO ATTACH TO THE BASE AND HARNESS FAILED TO FASTENED.MR *PH *JB

1996 Chevrolet Lumina

THE BASE IS NOT SAFE. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT SECURE THE BASE TO THE SEAT PROPERLY DUE TO THE BELT FEEDS ON THE BASE BEING TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE INSTEAD OF MORE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR SEAT. TO

2002 Toyota Corolla

WHILE INSTALLING THE EVENFLO COZY CARRY CHILD SEAT(MODEL # 272126P1) EQUIPPED WITH THE SWITCHABLE RETRACTOR, THE PLASTIC BENT UPWARD BREAKING AT THE SEAT BELT TAB CLOSEST TO THE DOOR, THE SEAT WAS BEI

2002 Toyota Corolla

WHILE INSTALLING THE EVENFLO COZY CARRY CHILD SEAT(MODEL # 272126P1) EQUIPPED WITH THE SWITCHABLE RETRACTOR, THE PLASTIC BENT UPWARD BREAKING AT THE SEAT BELT TAB CLOSEST TO THE DOOR, THE SEAT WAS BEI

1991 Dodge Dynasty

PROBLEM WITH CHILD SAFETY SEAT. I HAVE THE FISHER PRICE STAY IN VIEW. WHEN THE LEVER IS PULLED TO RELEASE THE SEAT FROM THE BASE, ONE OF THE MECHANISMS WON'T RETRACT ALLOWING YOU TO RELEASE THE SEAT

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