Britax child safety defective Harness-2-Booster car seat class action settlement

Update:

• Final approval was granted for this class action settlement on March 14, 2023.

• Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.

Britax Child Safety Inc. has agreed to a settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit claiming some models of the Harness-2-Booster car safety seat are defective.

The class in this settlement consists of anyone who, when they were a California resident, purchased a new Frontier ClickTight or Britax Pioneer Harness-2-Booster seat from Aug. 14, 2016, up to and including Aug. 14, 2020, for personal or household use. To be covered under the settlement, the seat must have a manufacturing date between Aug. 14, 2016, and Sept. 30, 2019.

Britax Child Safety Inc. makes a variety of child safety seats and related products, such as strollers and replacement parts.

The plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Britax Child Safety alleged the Frontier ClickTight Harness-2-Booster Seat and the Pioneer Harness-2-Booster Seat were defective, saying “the structure surrounding the harness and the top tether are capable of detaching from the seat” because of a failure in the hardware connecting the harness to the steel frame.

Britax denies any wrongdoing or liability, and says the child safety seat products in question are safe. However, in order to avoid further litigation, the company has agreed to the settlement.

Under the terms of the settlement, class members will be entitled to a payment of $40 for each class child seat purchased.

Known class members — those who registered their car seat purchases with the company or for whom Britax has contact information — will receive their payment without having to file a claim form. Unknown class members will need to submit a claim.

There are about 21,097 known class members and 45,608 unknown, according to the settlement website.

If 80% to 100% of the known class members cash their checks, any value remaining due to checks going uncashed will revert to Britax.

If less than 80% of the known class members cash their checks, the defendant will pay the value of any uncashed checks up to 80% of the known class members’ settlement value to Safe Kids Worldwide.

The final fairness hearing in the Britax Child Safety car booster seat settlement will take place Aug. 29, 2022.

The deadline to opt out of or object to the settlement is Aug. 10, 2022.

The deadline to submit a claim is also Aug. 10, 2022.

Who’s Eligible

The class in this settlement consists of anyone who, when they were a California resident, purchased a new Frontier ClickTight or Britax Pioneer Harness-2-Booster seat from Aug. 14, 2016, up to and including Aug. 14, 2020, for personal or household use. To be covered under the settlement, the seat must have a manufacturing date between Aug. 14, 2016, and Sept. 30, 2019.

Potential Award

$40 for each class child seat purchased

Proof of Purchase

A retailers’ receipt or credit card receipt confirming purchase of a Class Child Seat or a photo of the Class Child Seat showing the serial number and manufacturing date of the Class Child Seat between August 14, 2016 and September 30, 2019.

Claim Form

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

Claim Form Deadline

08/10/2022

Case Name

Margaret Stevens v. Britax Child Safety, Inc., Case No. 2:20-cv-07373-MCS-AS, in the U.S. District Court Central District of California

Final Hearing

08/29/2022

Settlement Website

BritaxBoosterSeatSettlement.com

Claims Administrator

Britax Boster Seat Settlement
Settlement Administrator
CPT GROUP, Inc.
50 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606
BritaxBoosterSeatSettlement@cptgroup.com
888-412-2198

Class Counsel

Gretchen M Nelson
Gabriel S Barenfeld
NELSON & FRAENKEL LLP

Christine D Spagnoli
GREENE BROILLET & WHEELER LLP

Troy Rafferty
LEVIN PAPANTONIO RAFFERTY PROCTOR BUCHANAN O’BRIEN BARR & MOUGEY PC

Defense Counsel

Erik Swanholt
Alyssa L Titche
Kristina Fernandez-Mabrie
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP