Evenflo Chase, Maestro, Maestro Performance, Momentum 65 and 6 more: Child seat
Recall 14C003000 · Apr 3, 2014 · Evenflo Company, Inc.
1,368,649
units affected
1,368,649
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14C003000
- Date
- Apr 3, 2014
- Maker
- Evenflo Company, Inc.
- Units affected
- 1,368,649
- Kind
- Child car seats
- Component
- Child seat > Harness/crotch buckle
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
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 can happen
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.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
10 models, 10 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Evenflo | Chase | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Maestro | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Maestro Performance | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Momentum 65 | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Secure Kid | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Snugli All-IN-One | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Snugli Booster | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Sureride DLX | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Symphony | Not stated |
| Evenflo | Titan 65 | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14C003000?
10 models: Evenflo Chase (all years), Evenflo Maestro (all years), Evenflo Maestro Performance (all years) and 7 more, about 1.37 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14C003000?
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.
What can happen?
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.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.