Graco Children's Products, Inc. child seat recall: Child Seat May Detach from Base/FMVSS 213

What's recalled

Graco Children's Products Inc. (Graco) is recalling certain SnugRide Turn & Slide and Modes Nest Travel Systems with Snugride Turn & Slide infant child seats. Please refer to Graco's recall report for specific model information. The infant seat carrier may detach from the base in a crash. As such, these child seats and travel systems fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."

The risk

An infant seat carrier that detaches in a crash increases the risk of injury.

Who's affected

5,126 child seats potentially affected, according to NHTSA.

Compared with

Graco Children's Products, Inc. has 1 NHTSA recall in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.

Before this

1 earlier NHTSA recall by Graco Children's Products, Inc. since Nov. 1, 2016:

• May 10, 2017 Graco Children's Products, Inc. child seat recall: Child Seat Webbing may Tear Under Load/FMVSS 213 (agency record)

Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.

What to do and when

Owners are advised to follow the instructions for installing the child seat with the vehicle seat belt (without the base) until the replacement seat arrives. Graco will replace the child seat, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Graco customer service at 1-800-345-4109.

NHTSA's record, word for word

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The record as NHTSA published it

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall records (public domain). NHTSA's record