Component
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE
6 NHTSA complaints about child seat:harness buckle:convertible issues across 5 makes and 6 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:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE
6 filings · 6 models · 5 makes · vintage August 2026
- FILINGS SPARSE 6 ODI rows
- MODELS 6 nameplates citing this part
- MAKES 5 manufacturers in corpus
- CRASH 0.0% 0 crash-flagged
- RANK #494 of 696 categories
- SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries
Filing-volume peers
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#494 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 6 models). Open Jeep Grand Cherokee (category leader) →
CHILD SEAT:HARNESS BUCKLE:CONVERTIBLE severity reading
The standout signal for child seat:harness buckle:convertible is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 0 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 6 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 Jeep Grand Cherokee against AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE on filing totals before treating child seat:harness buckle:convertible volume as a purchase signal.
Most Affected Vehicles
| # | Vehicle | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | |
| 2 | GMC Acadia | |
| 3 | Ford Windstar | |
| 4 | Ford Explorer | |
| 5 | Chrysler Voyager | |
| 6 | Chevrolet Suburban |
Recent Complaints
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A GRACO EXTEND2FIT CONVERTIBLE CHILD SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: 1965233. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER 19, 2016. THE SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2007 GMC ACADIA. WHILE SEATED IN
EVENFLO MODEL # 263120-P1, WHEN THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE RELEASE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE STRAPS THE STRAP BUCKLE FELL COMPLETELY APART. THE CLIP WAS STILL HOLDING THE CHILD SAFELY BUT THE CONSUMER COULD
REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WITH A CONVERTIBLE CHILD CARSEAT ATTACHED FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. BOTH OCCASIONS INVOLVED AN OLDER (9 YR. OLD) RELATIVE WHO WAS SEATED IN THE MIDDLE AND THE FAILED BUCKLE
MY 20-MONTH-OLD DAUGHER CAN UNLATCH THE LOCK ON HER ROUNDABOUT CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT (MODEL 161). SHE HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE RIDING IN THE CAR. TODAY, SHE UNLATCHED THE LOCK WHILE SITTING
INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT LOCK BROKE, WAS UNABLE TO LOCK SEAT PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVID FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE LOCK LATCH ON THE CENTURY ROOM TO GROW CAR SEAT MODEL #4331NVS 300 STE MANUFACTURER DATE 1998-08-28C DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY, CAUSING CHILD TO BE FREE WHILE TRAVELING OR TRAPPED AT TIMES. COMPANY
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