2013 Chicco Nextfit 65 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Child Seat:harness:strap/Webbing (7) · Child Seat (6) · Child Seat:harness/Crotch Buckle (4)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2019-01-29 · Child Seat“cpsc: the chicco next fit ix arrived with the latch attachment for the seat being stuck and unable to be adjusted. i talked with a customer service rep on the monday following the seat's delivery but the rep was not able to fix the problem. *dt *tr *dt no vin available *jb *tr…”
2018-01-17 · Child Seat:harness:strap/Webbing“this involves a chicco nexfit ix zip. we have had this seat for around 2 months. it was a replacement for our previous chicco nextfit zip that was in an accident. a few days ago, i noticed that after i buckled my daughter in rear-facing, her straps loosened. i panicked for a moment trying to figure out why it wouldn't tighten, and then i notice…”
2017-08-10 · Child Seat:material/Padding“cpsc: the car seat was being used as a car seat. the next fit zip is advertised as a car seat in which the cover is supposed to be easily removable for washing. upon removing the cover the styrofoam of the headrest popped of. this styrofoam is glued on! *bf updated 08/18/2017*js…”
2017-01-05 · Child Seat“cpsc i1690253a: child safety seat, the shoulder came from just below her shoulders and were tightened to pass the pinch test, the chest clip was on her chest at the height of her armpits, as per the manufactures instructions. bf the consumer stated the shoulder straps were up by her daughter ears, and the straps were loosened to the point that th…”
2016-09-12 · Child Seat:harness:strap/Webbing“cpsc: the plastic portion that holds the strap that you tighten, the part that you have to release, has come completely out of now two chicco nextfit zips. we pulled to tighten the straps on my 20 month old and neither of us are the hulk or anything, but it made the entire casing come out two times. the first time we had chicco replace the seat. t…”
2016-08-17 · Child Seat“my 2 year old rides rear facing in a chicco nextfit and she was pressing with her feet on the vehicle seat and the headrest (which controls the height of the shoulder straps) of the nextfit shot up from its position to its highest setting making the shoulder straps near her ears. when this happened the straps loosened making her chest clip drop to …”
2016-07-30 · Child Seat:shell:convertible“the harness release button and plastic casing that surrounds the button completely broke off of my chicco nextfit convertible car seat, as i was tightening the harness to my child. leading up to this event, we had difficulty in loosening and tightening the harness, as well as difficulty with synching the first latch tether while installing the car…”
2016-06-06 · Child Seat:harness/Crotch Buckle“while tightening my child into the seat, the strap release button came away from the frame of the seat. i was able to get him out by reaching into the seat and pushing the internal button. this is a chicco keyfit zip equinox. …”
2016-06-01 · Child Seat:harness:strap/Webbing“while tightening the harness straps on the chicco nextfit car seat, the plastic harness tightening button popped out of socket, exposing a metal spring, which stabbed my hand. the plastic harness tightening button will no longer stay in socket, and makes it difficult to loosen and tighten the car seat fully. the car seat was in the rear facing posi…”
2016-02-26 · Child Seat“cpsc: chicco nextfit car seat: consumer stated the latch on the car seat was broken. *ss when the consumer went to remove her son from the car seat, she noticed two plastic pieces on the floor, and upon closely looking at them, she realized they were pieces from the car seat. due to the broken pieced, the belt was not holding the base in place …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.