2008 Baby Trend 6352 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Child Seat:handle (Infant) (6) · Child Seat:harness:strap/Webbing (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2010-03-07 · Child Seat:handle (Infant)“there is no specific incident but basically the carry handle on our babytrend flex loc infant car seat does not engage like it should. two buttons are depressed on the carry handle to put it into storage/vehicle position to prevent rocking. per the manual, this is a safety feature and is the recommended use in a vehicle. the buttons have been …”
2009-05-19 · Child Seat:handle (Infant)“model number: 6352 manufactured on: 041008 the handle release buttons have been troublesome since the date of purchase in november 2008 making the carry handle difficult to adjust. we have to use force so that the release buttons can allow us to position the carry handle. we were trying to overlook this problem because eventually we could make th…”
2009-02-18 · Child Seat:handle (Infant)“tl*the contact owns a baby trend rear facing infant seat, model number 6352. the seat was manufactured on may 7, 2008. the contact stated that the release button does not work and the arm cannot be moved up or down. the child is not able to leave the child seat because the handle does not work. it takes two people to press the release button in…”
2009-01-14 · Child Seat:handle (Infant)“tl*the contact owns a 2008 baby trend rearfacing infant seat, model 6353 (na). the seat was manufactured on october 6, 2007. the contact stated that the carry handle was extremely difficult to manipulate due to the adjuster button. as a result, he cannot adjust the position of the handle to retrieve the infant. the child is 8 months old and wei…”
2009-01-09 · Child Seat:harness:strap/Webbing“this is a rear facing infant car seat advertised as being acceptable for a child up to 22 lbs. my son is 16 lbs. the straps are not long enough to secure the child. *tr…”
2008-12-01 · Child Seat:handle (Infant)“since purchased the flex-loc handle was difficult to move up and down. i have owned it for 4 months and now it will not move at all. it is stuck in the up position and it is difficult to get the baby in and out of the infant seat. *tr…”
2008-11-07 · Child Seat:handle (Infant)“tl*the contact owns a baby trend rearfacing infant seat, model 6352. the seat was manufactured on may 7, 2008. the contact was not permitted to leave the hospital because the handle of the child seat would not go down. eventually, she was able to move the handle down to secure the child. the failure has recently recurred and she could not get t…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.