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2005 Evenflo 389 (triumph) Recalls

Safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA that cover this model year

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Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Recall campaignsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Carrying an NHTSA advisoryCampaigns where NHTSA told owners not to drive the vehicle, or to park it outside, until the repair is done.
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Open investigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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1 investigation on file

Recall campaigns

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What a recall is

Safety recall
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Safety investigation
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
Manufacturer communication
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and it is not a recall.

PE07038ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

CHOKING ON CHILD SEAT STYROFOAM

Opened Jul 17, 2007
Closed Nov 1, 2007

EVENFLO IS RECALLING CERTAIN TRIUMPH CONVERTIBLE CAR SEATS MANUFACTURED BEFORE NOVEMBER 2005.MODEL NUMBERS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL START WITH 264, 359 OR 389.THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS 07C-008.SINCE 2003, ODI HAS RECEIVED 12 COMPLAINTS OF A CHOKING HAZARD INVOLVING THE SUBJECT CHILD SEATS.THE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE STYROFOAM UNDERNEATH THE SEAT CLOTH COVER AND BREAK OFF PIECES OF STYROFOAM.TEN (10) OF THE 12 COMPLAINANTS STATED THAT THE CHILD ALSO PLACED THE BROKEN STYROFOAM PIECES INTO THEIR MOUTHS; IN THREE CASES, THE CHILD WAS CHOKING AND IN ONE CASE THE CHILD WAS GAGGING.THE SUBJECT SEATS CONTAIN STYROFOAM PADS ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT'S PLASTIC SHELL.THE STYROFOAM IS BENEATH A REMOVABLE PADDED FABRIC COVER THAT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT WITH J-HOOKS.MOST SEATS PRODUCED BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2005 CONTAINED COVERS THAT ATTACHED TO THE SHELL USING 6 J-HOOKS.EVENFLO IS RECALLING ALL SEATS PRODUCED WITH 6 J-HOOKS.EVENFLO REPORTS THAT UNITS BUILT AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2005 INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL ATTACHMENTS [J-HOOKS] FOR THE CLOTH COVER AT THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE OCCUPANT'S THIGHS THAT RESTRICT ACCESS TO THE FOAM LINER. ODI FINDS THAT THE COMPLAINT RATE FOR THE 8 J-HOOK FABRIC COVER IS ONE-EIGHTH THAT OF THE 6 J-HOOK FABRIC COVER.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

CHILD SEAT:MATERIAL/PADDINGLed to recall 07C008000

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