The company Sabelt, manufacturer of car safety elements, has detected that a buckle model which is used in several car seats and carrycot could present some production defects that would cause retention in case of accident was not desired.
For this reason, it has published a statement warning that these buckles are found in some models of chairs sold individually and also in models that are sold as part of the stroller (when we buy the chassis with the stroller chair, the car seat and the carrycot for the car). Some of the manufacturers that incorporate the buckle in some of their models are Chicco, Inglesina Y Peg Pérego, although the ideal thing is that you observe next the model of buckle of which it is spoken, in case it was installed in other models.
To date there are no accident reports
As explained by the manufacturer, to date No one has reported any incident related to the operation of the buckle and ensure that the probability of it malfunctioning is very low. Even so, given that we are talking about children and their safety, they have preferred to give the alert recommending that parents have the models that we will comment below that they look for information on their brand's websites to obtain the necessary information to be able to Use the chair in a safe way.
The models that could be affected by the buckle production defect are the models Synthesis Y Autofix from Chicco, the model Huggy from Inglesina and the models Trifix K Y Auto Kit from Pere Perego. In any case, the OCU suggests that we observe the buckles, as they could be in other models not mentioned. The buckle in question is the one you can see in the following image, in the colors light gray and black.
