Seat belt routing guide on carseat base

An NHTSA Engineering Analysis into Evenflo vehicles. Closed 2 July 2003.

Investigation
EA02013
Type
Engineering Analysis
Opened
25 July 2002
Closed
2 July 2003

What NHTSA investigated

This investigation was opened as PE02-031 on march 12, 2002 based on two reports.the reports indicated that a vehicle seat belt routing guide on a cozy carry rear facing infant child seat base was damaged while the bases were being installed in a vehicle.the evenflo company, inc. Has announced a recall of all cozy carry bases.all owners will receive a free safety kit for the seat belt routing guides.kits will be mailed directly to all registered owners. Evenflo will issue a press release to advise the public of the campaign, as well as establish a web site (www.cozycarry.com) and a toll free hotline number (800-582-6698) to call.consumers should contact evenflo via the web site or the evenflo hotline number to register for their freekit.the NHTSA recall number is 03C005000.

The recall that followed

  1. Evenflo — Child Seat: Base03C00500027 June 2003236,384 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
EvenfloCHILD SAFETY SEATModel year not recorded

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.