NHTSA recall campaign
98C014000
ManufacturerEVENFLO COMPANY, INC.Reported1998-05-11Affected32,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: TWO-IN-ONE CAR SEATS, MODELS BEGINNING WITH 636 AND 637. THE SEAT'S BACKREST AND BASE HAVE SEPARATED WHEN THE OCCUPANT IS RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT'S 5-POINT HARNESS. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 213, "CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS."
Risk
IF THE BACKREST AND BASE WERE TO SEPARATE IN A VEHICLE CRASH, THE CHILD IN THE SEAT COULD BE INJURED.
Manufacturer remedy
EVENFLO WILL REPLACE THESE SEATS.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.