The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·18C001000·Announced 2018-04-17

Harmony Big Boost Deluxe Booster Seats Recalled for Chest Injury Risk

Harmony Juvenile Products is recalling Big Boost Deluxe booster seats because the seat belt may apply excessive force to a child's chest in a crash.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (child safety seat) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Harmony Juvenile Products is recalling certain Harmony Big Boost Deluxe booster seats. The recall involves 148,165 units. The defect is that in the event of a crash, the seat belt may cause excessive force to be applied to the restrained child's chest. As a result, these booster seats fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."

Excessive chest force can increase the risk of injury. Harmony will notify owners and provide a replacement booster seat of a different model, free of charge, to eligible U.S. consumers who are the original purchaser, owner, and/or user of the Big Boost unit. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on August 21, 2018, and the recall began on July 3, 2020.

Owners may contact Harmony customer service at 1-877-306-1001. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
CHILD SEAT recall
Manufacturer
Harmony Juvenile Products
Category
Consumer Product — Child Safety Seat
Hazard
Affected units
148,165

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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