Carry Handle, Shell, Base Related Problems of the 2017 Toyota Highlander

Table 1 shows one common carry handle, shell, base related problems of the 2017 Toyota Highlander.

Table 1. Carry Handle, Shell, Base related problems of Toyota Highlander

Problem Category Number of Problems
Carry Handle, Shell, Base problems
2

Carry Handle, Shell, Base problem #1

I have had this car seat for 1 year and 10 months and I just found out that the headrest foam piece is split in half (06/26/2025). It has been handled with extreme care and I got it in September of 2023. It has stayed in my specific car and the only reason I found the problem was because I was cleaning them off. It is the third chicco car seat to have found the foam headrest either broken in half or completely separate from the plastic base in 2 months (2023 & 2024 manufacture dates). There is something wrong with this and I really hope an investigation starts so that others can avoid these issues and potential repercussions from said flaw.

Carry Handle, Shell, Base problem #2

I have had this car seat for 1 year and 3 days and I just found out that the headrest foam piece came off the plastic base frame(06/26/2025). It has been handled with extreme care and I got it in June 2024. It has stayed in my car and the only reason I found the problem was because I was cleaning them off. It is the third chicco car seat to have found the foam headrest either broken in half or completely separate from the plastic base in 2 months (2023 & 2024 manufacture dates). There is something wrong with this and I really hope an investigation starts so that others can avoid these issues and potential repercussions from this flaw.



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