Child seat: harness/crotch buckle (Evenflo)
Car seat recall 14C-003. NHTSA received Evenflo Company, Inc.’s report on Apr 3, 2014.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Evenflo Company, Inc.’s report on Apr 3, 2014. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
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.
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Child seat: harness/crotch buckle.
What should you do?
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,368,649 seats potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- Evenflo Sureride DLXNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo MaestroNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo Secure KidNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo Snugli BoosterNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo ChaseNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo Maestro PerformanceNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo Titan 65NHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo Snugli All-in-OneNHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo Momentum 65NHTSA gives no dates made
- Evenflo SymphonyNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Evenflo Company, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.