2005 Evenflo 389 (triumph) Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Evenflo 389 (triumph), grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Seat belts3100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY 4 MONTH OLD CHILD'S FACE WAS DEEPLY SCRATCHED BY THE SHARP CHEST CLIP THAT COMES STANDARD ON ALL EVENFLO CAR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. I BOUGHT THE CARSEAT FROM BABIES-R-US. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED MY MONEY BACK FROM EVENFLO AND THEY TOLD ME TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE CARSEAT, WHICH I DID. BUT THAT NEGLECTS THE ISSUE OF THE CHEST CLIP BEING WAY TOO SHARP TO EVER BY ON ANYTHING MADE FOR BABIES ANYWAY. I NOTIFIED THE MANAGER AT THE STORE BUT. GOT NO WHERE. MY BABY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN INJURED. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE'S CHILD TO GET INJURED EITHER. A CHILD COULD GET INJURED IN THE EYE AS WELL. THE SCRATCH WAS VERY CLOSE UNDER HIS LEFT EYE. THANK YOU, J. JOHNSON *TR
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM EVENFLO REGARDING THE DEFECT WITH THE TRIUMPH CAR SEAT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE REMEDY FOAM LINER FOR MY SEAT I WAS TOLD THAT MY SEAT (MODEL # 3891609P1) IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SEAT. MY SON IS ABLE TO PULL BACK THE LINER AND PULL OFF PIECES OF THE STYROFOAM AS WELL. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .