Consumer Complaint Detail
EVENFLO / 264 (TRIUMPH) / TRIU
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009588 | Incident Date: Mar, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ALLENTOWN | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Evenflo Company, Inc. |
| Model Name: 264 (TRIUMPH) | Model Year: TRIU |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Child seat |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 06 2005 | 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 own 2 evenflo triumph convertible carseats, manufactured in 2002. i am concerned with the position of the air bag warning stickers. they are on the back of the seat, near the bottom--where the child's butt is at. with this location, the sticker is not visible at all when the child is in the seat. even when the child is not in the seat, the sticker is not very visible because of the bulk of the harness/buckle/belly pad blocking it. though i've had these seats, i've not really thought about this until recently. when i first got the seats i had difficulty finding the instructions--which are stored in a pocket behind the sticker. i had to wash the seat cover, and as i reinstalled it i saw the notation "instructions stored behind this flap" on the bottom of the air bag sticker. i thought to myself "now why in the world did i have trouble finding those instructions when the seat was new? i wondered that only about 30 seconds--until i put the harness back on and saw how it hid the sticker. in my mind this does not meet the requirements of fmvss 213 when it says that the sticker should be "permanently affixed to the outer surface of the cushion or padding in or adjacent to the area where a child's head would rest, so that the label is plainly visible and easily readable." it is not "in or adjacent to the area where a child's head would rest," nor is it "plainly visible."*ak |