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Graco - Newell industries canada ltd.

Official notice

30 Dec 2024

Last checked

30 Dec 2024

Risk not stated by sourceHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Graco - Newell industries canada ltd.. Issue: On certain child car seats, there is an error in the French instructions in the owner's manual when installing the child seat in the rear-facing position using the seat belt. The instructions incorrectly reference the forward-facing belt path when it should reference the rear-facing belt path. The Canadian regulations require instructions for installing and securing the seat in a vehicle. Safety Risk: This small error does not affect safety. Corrective Action: This is not a recall. Owners can continue to use their seat. Graco will make changes to update all future owner manuals to reference the correct seat belt path. Published 2024-12-30.

What to do now

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Recall number

76786

Official notice

2024-12-30

The hazard

Issue: On certain child car seats, there is an error in the French instructions in the owner's manual when installing the child seat in the rear-facing position using the seat belt. The instructions incorrectly reference the forward-facing belt path when it should reference the rear-facing belt path. The Canadian regulations require instructions for installing and securing the seat in a vehicle. Safety Risk: This small error does not affect safety. Corrective Action: This is not a recall. Owners can continue to use their seat. Graco will make changes to update all future owner manuals to reference the correct seat belt path.

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Recall Numbers

76786

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2022, Make: GRACO, Model: SLIMFIT3 LX

Product 2

Year: 2023, Make: GRACO, Model: SLIMFIT3 LX

Product 3

Year: 2024, Make: GRACO, Model: SLIMFIT3 LX

Risk / hazard

Issue: On certain child car seats, there is an error in the French instructions in the owner's manual when installing the child seat in the rear-facing position using the seat belt. The instructions incorrectly reference the forward-facing belt path when it should reference the rear-facing belt path. The Canadian regulations require instructions for installing and securing the seat in a vehicle. Safety Risk: This small error does not affect safety. Corrective Action: This is not a recall. Owners can continue to use their seat. Graco will make changes to update all future owner manuals to reference the correct seat belt path.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Graco, Newell Canada.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

76786

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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