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Renolux: child seat recalls

NHTSA lists 6 child seat recall campaigns for Renolux. NHTSA received the reports from 1990 to 1994. The campaigns have 349,185 units in total. The newest campaign is 94C009000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Mar 1994.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 349,185 units in total.

  1. 94C009000Received . 891 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The electric motor powering the reclining child seat is powered by the automobile battery/auxilliary power system through the cigarette lighter. The wiring used to connect the child seat to the cigarette lighter overheats and melts the plastic wire covering.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Wiring overheating and melting its covering can resultin an increased risk of interior compartment fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fbs has gone out of business. The correction was to replace the gt7000 remote control seat with either the gt2000 child seat or the gt4000 child seat.

    Products named: Renolux GT7000.

    Report filed by FBS, INC..

  2. 94C003000Received . 5,000 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The tweed car seat cover fabric does not meet the minimum flammability requirements of FMVSS no. 213, "child restraint systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The child safety seat would not provide the seatoccupant adequate protection from burns if the seat cover was exposed to anignition source.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fbs has gone out of business.

    Products named: Renolux GT2000; Renolux GT7000; Renolux GT4000; Renolux GT5000.

    Report filed by FBS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 93C018000Received . 313,831 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The child safety seats do not meet the requirements of FMVSS 213, "child restraint systems." the padding behind the head of the seat occupant does not have sufficient compression deflection resistance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The compression deflection resistance standard guardsagainst concussive blows to the head in the event of a sudden stop or accident.insufficient padding can result in more serious injury to the seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Fbs has gone out of business. The correction was to add an extra foam pad to the inside back of the plastic shell.

    Products named: Renolux GT5000; Renolux GT7000; Renolux GT4000; Renolux GT2000; Renolux GT5500.

    Report filed by FBS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 91C018000Received . 6,495 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Child restraints have striped seat covers which failed the flammability requirements of FMVSS 213.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Seat occupant would face increased risk of injury from afire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace seat covers.

    Products named: Renolux GT5000.

    Report filed by FBS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 91C011000Received . 17,968 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Child restraint systems failed to meet head excursion requirements of FMVSS 213 because of child seat base design.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Seat occupant would face increased risk of injury in theevent of a sudden stop or accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the child seat base with corrected base and repair kit from the manufacturer.

    Products named: Renolux GT5000.

    Report filed by FBS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 90C013000Received . 5,000 units.

    Child Seat

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Child restraint system failed to meet pre-impact buckle release force requirements and back support angle requirements of FMVSS 213.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Belt could be more easily unlatched than expected. Also, due to back support angle, child may not be properly restrained in the event of a sudden stop or accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install new buckle and strap and longer bolt for the back of seat.

    Products named: Renolux GT2000 1988; Renolux GT1000 1988.

    Report filed by FBS, INC..

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Renolux child seat campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1991, with 2 campaigns.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • GT50004
  • GT20003
  • GT70003
  • GT40002
  • GT10001
  • GT55001

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Renolux: child seat recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/child-seats/renolux/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: FBS, INC..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Renolux products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 6 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: GT5000
How many units does a Renolux child seat campaign have?
The median Renolux campaign has 6,495 units. The median of all 253 child seat campaigns is 31,492 units.
Which component do the Renolux campaigns name most often?
Child Seat, in 6 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.