- Vehicles
- 723,214
- Built between
- Sep 2001 – Oct 2005
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 28 September 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2001 and October 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Evenflo 264 (triumph)Built September 2001 to October 2005
- Evenflo 359 (triumph)Built June 2005 to October 2005
What the defect is
Certain evenflo triumph child restraint systems, models 2641175, 2641196, 2641205, 2641208, 2641226, 2641247, 2641281, 3591205, 3591208, 3591226, 3591247, 3591288, 3591328, 3591331, 3591361, 3591404, 3591548, 3591453, 3591581, 3891609, manufactured between september 6, 2001, and october 31, 2005. These seats used six mechanical attachments to hold down the cloth cover. Some children could pull back the cloth cover in the approximate area adjacent to the occupant's thighs, and thereby access the foam liner.
What could happen
A child may break off and potentially choke on a piece of the foam liner.
What gets fixed
EVENFLO WILL SEND WRITTEN NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE RECALL TO EACH REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AFFECTED TRIUMPH UNITS AND OFFER A FREE KIT TO COVER THE FOAM LINER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2007.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2001 to October 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 September 2007
- Owners notified28 September 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 September 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners can contact evenflo toll-free at 1-800-490-7591 between 8AM and 5PM est.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- EVENFLO COMPANY, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.