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CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE

1 NHTSA complaints about child seat:shell:convertible issues across 1 makes and 1 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:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE

1 filings · 1 models · 1 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 1 ODI rows
  • MODELS 1 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 1 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 0.0% 0 crash-flagged
  • RANK #640 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries

Filing-volume peers

CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE (this)CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE…1AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:REAR PASSENGERAIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLA…1AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:CUSHIONAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN…1AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATORAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN…1
ODI filing volume neighbourhood: CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE vs nearest complaint-total peers

CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#640 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 1 models). Open Chevrolet Astro (category leader) →

CHILD SEAT:SHELL:CONVERTIBLE model-concentration reading

The standout signal for child seat:shell:convertible is model concentration: Chevrolet Astro accounts for 1 filings (100.0% of this category) out of 1 total.

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 Chevrolet Astro against AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:REAR PASSENGER on filing totals before treating child seat:shell:convertible volume as a purchase signal.

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Complaints
1
Models Affected
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Chevrolet Astro
1

Recent Complaints

1999 Chevrolet Astro

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN SEAT BELT CAME UNLATCHED ON THE MIDDLE RIGHT OF CAPTAIN'S SEAT. THIS CAUSED CONVERTIBLE CHILD SEAT TO MOVE AND CHILD TO HIT HEAD ON THE WNDOW . CHILD WAS NOT INJURED. PLEASE

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Verify with NHTSA · consumer-reported counts are not verified defect findings.