Government Urges Graco to Add Infant Seats to Recall

After last month's recall of 3.8 million, Graco has added over 400,000 more seats, due to faulty harness buckles on select toddler and booster seats.

Yet the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration (NHTSA) is still not satisfied with Graco's recall. The NHTSA believes that Graco should add 1.8 million infant seats to the recall, as these infant seats have the same harness buckles that are responsible for the current recall.

The government has given Graco until March 20 to explain this puzzling omission of nearly 2 million Snug Rides, that all use the same buckles as the toddler seats, from the recall. Graco said the child seat buckles got stuck because children dropped food or drinks on them, according to a New York Times article, which they, allegedly, claimed infants don't do in their seats.

Rear-facing infant seats are not being recalled because infants do not get food or drinks on their seats, a Graco spokeswoman, Ashley Mowrey, said in February, according to the New York Times.

However, Graco is now offering to replace the faulty buckles of both toddler and infant seats per the request of the customer, at no charge.

Graco seats included in the recall are 2006 through 2014 Argos 70 Elite, Ready Ride, and Smart Seat with Safety Surround. You can find the full list of recalled seats on Graco's website.