EVENFLO 379 (TRIBUTE 5) Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN EVENFLO CHILD RESTRAINT MODEL NUMBER 3791582 L1 TRIBUTE, MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 21, 2006. HE STATED THE FIVE-POINT HARNESS WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND WOULD NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE CHILD INTO THE CHILD SEAT. HE WAS CONCERNED IF IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE CHILD COULD POSSIBLY BE EJECTED FROM THE SEAT. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED.

THE LATCH SYSTEM FOR THE CAR SEAT BROKE FROM THE CAR SEAT WHEN I PULLED THE CAR SEAT BACK TO DETACH IT FROM THE CAR. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=CHEVROLET, MODEL=TRAILBLAZER). *TR

EVENFLO TRIBUTE 5 CHILD SAFETY SEAT. THE HARNESS RELEASE LEVER IS LOOSE AND ALLOWS THE HARNESS STRAPS TO MOVE FREELY. IT WON'T ALLOW THEM TO LOCK IN PLACE. *AK

I AM A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE/CERTIFIED CHILD PASS. SAFETY TECH AND COORDINATE A CAR SEAT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM THROUGH OUR AGENCY. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF EVENFLO TRIBUTE CONVERTIBLE SEATS: MODEL # 3792098, DATE OF MANUFACTURER 19 MAY 06. MY CONCERN IS REGARDING THE LABEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR SEAT WHICH INCLUDES AN ARROW WITH THE STATEMENT ON IT, "ARROW MUST BE LEVEL WITH GROUND WHEN REAR-FACING." IT APPEARS AS IF THE LABELS ON SEVERAL OF THE SEATS ARE MISALIGNED. IN FACT, ONE OF THE LABELS WAS SO BADLY POSITIONED, PART OF IT WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE CAR SEAT; HANGING OFF THE BOTTOM EDGE. WHEN PARENTS INSTALLED THE SEATS REAR-FACING, AT THE 45 DEGREE ANGLE, THE ARROW WAS NOT LEVEL WITH THE GROUND. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE ARROW LEVEL WITH THE GROUND THE BABY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEATED TOO UPRIGHT. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS IT IS MISLEADING TO THE PARENTS WHO MAY RELY ON THE ARROW FOR PROPER RECLINE POSITION. *JB

CHILD PLACED IN CAR SEAT. HARNESS ADJUSTED TO PROPER TIGHTNESS ON CHILD. AS I WAS DRIVING, I SAW MY CHILD STANDING IN HIS CAR SEAT. THE HARNESS LOOSENED AND HE WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE OUT OF HIS SEAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. CHANGED CAR SEATS. *JB