Last updated on December 23rd, 2025 at 10:05 am
Please note the Britax recall and recall instructions below.
Charlotte, N.C., November 6, 2012 In accordance with the requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), BRITAX Child Safety, Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary safety recall on the of the models listed below.
MODELS: all BRITAX Boulevard 70-G3, Pavilion 70-G3, and Advocate 70-G3 Convertible Car Seats manufactured between June 1, 2012 and August 31, 2012 for Model Numbers: E9LJ91A, E9LJ91M, E9LJ91S, E9LJ92E, E9LJ93P, E9LJ93S, E9LK91A, E9LK31A, E9LK31Q, E9LK32D, E9LK32Z, E9LK33Q, E9LL11A, E9LL11Q, E9LL12D, E9LL12Z, E9LG81A, E9LG83N, E9LG83P, E9LG83X, E9LG83Y, E9LL21A, E9LL23P, E9LL23Y
HAZZARD: Chest Pads are affixed to the seat shell to ensure proper positioning and provide resistance to the forward movement of your child in a crash, reducing the risk of head injury. The above models were manufactured with this enhanced harness system that incorporated a softer more pliable, non-toxic HUGS pad intended to provide increased performance and comfort. BRITAX has received reports that some children chew or bite on the pads and have bitten off small pieces of the pads which could present a choking hazard, especially in infants.
REMEDY: To address this issue, BRITAX is providing a remedy kit that contains two replacement HUGS Pads that are made from a firmer material that will not break apart when children chew or bite the HUGS Pads and an instruction sheet for replacing the pads. Confirm whether your Convertible Car Seat is affected by verifying the model number and date of manufacture.
If consumers have not yet received their remedy kit and have concerns that their child may bite the HUGS pads, the HUGS pads can be removed and the car seat can be safely used until replacement pads are received. As always please ensure that proper harness tensioning is achieved. For any questions, contact our Customer Service Department at 1-888-427-4829.
To check if a car seat is affected consumer can visit www.BritaxConvertibleRecall.com
Consumers who have not registered their product or need to verify existing registration should contact the BRITAX information line, toll free at (888) 427-4829 between 8:30 am – 4:45 pm (EST) Monday — Thursday, between 8:30 am – 3:45 pm (EST) on Friday or visit www.britaxusa.com (see “Safety Notice” link). Detailed instructions for this safety update will be available online at www.BritaxUSA.com/support/safety-notices.
