Evenflo Child Seat recall

Recalled April 3, 2014 · NHTSA recall 14C003000 · Evenflo

Hazard

It may be difficult to remove the child from the restraint, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency in which a prompt exit from the vehicle is required.

Remedy

Evenflo notified registered owners in April 2014. The company will start providing replacement buckles along with installation instructions in April 2014. Owners may contact Evenflo at 1-800-490-7591 or online at www.buckle.evenflo.com. Note: For a complete list of the production dates of the affected seats, please click on "Associated Documents" and then "Defect Notice(Part 573)." Not all seats within the date ranges listed are included, so consumers should contact Evenflo at the number or website listed here with the seat's model and date of manufacture to confirm that their seat is included.

Units

1,368,649 units

Description

Evenflo Company, Inc. (Evenflo) is recalling certain convertible and harnessed child restraints, models Momentum 65 (including LX and DLX), Chase (including LX, DLX, and Select), Maestro (including Performance), Symphony (including 65, LX, 65 E3, and DLX), Snugli All-In-One, Snugli Booster, Titan 65, SureRide DLX, and Secure Kid (including LX, DLX, 100, 300, and 400). The affected seats have model number prefixes of 306, 308, 310, 329, 345, 346, 371 or 385. The defect involves difficulty in unlatching the harness buckle. In the convertible car seats and harnessed booster seats, the buckle may become stuck in a latched condition so that it cannot be opened by depressing the buckle's release button.

What to do

Product

Evenflo CHASE · Evenflo MAESTRO · Evenflo MAESTRO PERFORMANCE · Evenflo MOMENTUM 65 · Evenflo SECURE KID · Evenflo SNUGLI ALL-IN-ONE · Evenflo SNUGLI BOOSTER · Evenflo SURERIDE DLX · Evenflo SYMPHONY · Evenflo TITAN 65

Manufacturer(s)

Evenflo Company, Inc.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov →