Consumer Complaint Detail

EVENFLO / 561 (DISCOVERY) / DISC

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003255986 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2003
Consumer's City: COLUMBIA Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Evenflo Company, Inc.
Model Name: 561 (DISCOVERY) Model Year: DISC
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Child seat:tether: strap/webbing
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 21 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I used an evenflo discovery (model 4791255 16apr02) car seat for less than six months when the plastic piece that holds the strap to the seat broke. it broke through normal use; there was no accident or excessive force that caused the malfunction. this allowed the strap to pull to its maximum length without any resistance. in an accident, a small child would easily slide through the loosened straps. i called evenflo on three different occassions and attempted to voice my concerns. the employees refused to allow me to discuss the matter with a superviser and instead only attempted to sell me a replacement part. despite my pleas of concern and my emphatic statement that even a replacement part wouldn't get me to put my child back in this defective seat, they never allowed me to file a complaint.*ak