- Vehicles
- 1,038
- Built between
- Feb 2008 – Feb 2008
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Child restraint
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 April 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2008 and February 2008. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Evenflo 3021769Z (discovery)Built February 2008 to February 2008
- Evenflo 3021854Z (discovery)Built February 2008 to February 2008
What the defect is
Evenflo is recalling 1,038 discovery infant child restraints, models 3021769Z and 3021854Z, manufactured on february 4, 2008. Due to a manufacturing variability, some units may have been produced without complete assembly of the release handle located on the back of the seat.
What could happen
Under certain conditions, the seat may become separated from the base, potentially resulting in serious injury to the child.
What gets fixed
EVENFLO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FREE REPLACEMENT SEAT.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2008 to February 2008
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 March 2008
- Owners notified1 April 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 28 March 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
Owners should contact evenflo toll-free at 1-800-233-5921 to obtain a replacement seat. Owners and caregivers should continue using the seat in the vehicle without the convenience base while waiting for the replacement seat to arrive. The recall began on april 1, 2008. Model numbers that do not begin with "302" and end with a "z" are not included in this campaign.
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
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.