- Vehicles
- 1,000,000
- Built between
- Apr 2005 – Jan 2008
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 4 February 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2005 and January 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Evenflo 390 (discovery)Built April 2005 to January 2008
- Evenflo 391 (discovery)Built April 2005 to January 2008
- Evenflo 534 (discovery)Built April 2005 to January 2008
- Evenflo 552 (discovery)Built April 2005 to January 2008
What the defect is
Evenflo is recalling 1,000,000 models 390, 391, 534, and 552 discovery car seats or associated travel systems manufactured from april 2005 through january 2008. In recent laboratory tests conducted by evenflo and NHTSA to evaluate the performance of these seats in high impact side collisions, it was revealed that the car seat could potentially become separated from its base under these conditions.
What could happen
Serious injury or death could result if the car seat became separated from its base.
What gets fixed
EVENFLO WILL NOTIFY REGISTERED OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE SUPPLEMENTAL DUAL-HOOK FASTENER TO ENSURE THAT THE CAR SEAT REMAINS ATTACHED TO ITS BASE IN A HIGH IMPACT SIDE COLLISION SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE RECENT TESTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 4, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2005 to January 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA31 January 2008
- Owners notified4 February 2008
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 31 January 2008.
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
To obtain the free fastener, owners should call evenflo at 1-800-356-2229 between 8 AM and 5 PM est or order online at their website at www.evenflo.com/discovery.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- EVENFLO COMPANY, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Evenflo has not made a decision that these units contain a safety related defect, however evenflo will provide a free supplemental dual-hook fastener.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go tohttp://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.