MAXI-COSI PRIA 85 Complaints

The headrest, which controls harness height, fails to lock into any of the predetermined heights except for the top slot. The headrest should move up and down freely when the handle button is depressed, then it should lock into place automatically at the closest height setting when the handle is released. Instead the headrest and harness move and fall freely even when the handle is not depressed.

I have seen 4/5 Maxi Cosi Pria 85 and Pria Max car seats in person the last few months and they all had head rests that were hard/impossible to ingage when adjusting height. They just slid up and down on the track instead of locking into place. I have a videos of 2 different ones sliding up and down.

The contact owns a Maxi Cosi Pria 85. The car seat was being utilized in a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21C003000 (Child Seat) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact is a car seat technician. The contact worked with a family who owns a Maxi-Cosi Pria 85 Max Convertible Car Seat, as the technician was inspecting the car seat she noticed the chest clip was not working as needed. The magnetic piece that clips on the chest area comes out easily.

*The chest clip failed. At the beginning, we had a very hard time unlatching the chest clip to where we thought we needed to cut it. Later, the chest clip started to become very loose to where my son could undo it by just touching it, then one evening it did not latch on at all. *It is available for inspection upon request. *The car seat has not been inspected by anyone. The child seat is temporarily in my home until it is in the clear to be discarded after the recall. I have not notified Maxi Cosi.

The contact owns a Dorel Maxi Cosi Pria 85 Car seat, model number CC213-EMJ, DOM 4/29/2019. The contact indicated that the magnetic strap buckle had clicked to close but did not stay close and secured. The failure had occurred on two separate but same model car seats. The contact indicated that the failure had occurred overtime on both car seats. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to send replacement parts.