NHTSA opens audit query into Evenflo REVOLVE360 and 2 other models: Certification
On January 5, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an Audit Query (AQ24001) into Evenflo REVOLVE360 and 2 other models, concerning the child seat. An Audit Query reviews whether a manufacturer has met its federal safety reporting or recall obligations. As of NHTSA’s latest data it is still open.
- Action
- AQ24001 (Audit Query)
- Status
- Open
- Component
- Child Seat
- Listed
- 3 make/model/year entries in NHTSA’s file
Vehicles under investigation
| Make | Evenflo |
|---|---|
| Models | REVOLVE360, REVOLVE360 Extend, REVOLVE360 Slim |
As listed in NHTSA’s investigation file. Not every vehicle of a listed model is necessarily affected.
What ODI says
The Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC) has been evaluating a product marketed and sold by Evenflo Company, Inc. ("Evenflo") as a “Rotational All-in-One Convertible Car Seat,” under the model name “Revolve360,” based on concerns about the product’s compliance with the FMVSS for child restraint systems FMVSS No. 213 (49 C.F.R. § 571.213). The Revolve360 has a detachable base, which OVSC understands was used by Evenflo in certifying compliance with FMVSS No. 213. As documented in a test report, the Revolve360 appears not to comply with a number of FMVSS No. 213 requirements, including but not limited to the means of installation in S5.3.2 and labeling requirements in S5.5. Other similar Revolve360 products, which also use detachable bases, appear to pose the same issues with the FMVSS No. 213 requirements. Evenflo has continued to certify and offer the Revolve360 products for sale. NHTSA is aware of at least six crash incidents in the field during which the Revolve360’s shell, as referred to by Evenflo on the Revolve360’s printed instructions, reportedly separated from its detachable base. Further examination of Evenflo’s certification of the Revolve360 products as compliant with FMVSS No. 213 is necessary. Through this investigation, the agency will obtain additional information about the potential separation of the Revolve360’s shell from its detachable base to assist with the agency’s evaluation of these products.
Official summary by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation for AQ24001, quoted in full (U.S. government work, public domain).
Timeline
- ODI opens audit query AQ24001
- OpenNo closing date yet
What this means for owners
- An investigation is not a recall. NHTSA has not made a defect finding here, and owners are not asked to do anything yet. If a safety defect is confirmed, the manufacturer recalls the vehicles and the repair is free.
- Check your vehicle for open recalls with a free VIN recall check.
- Had this problem? File a complaint with NHTSA. Owner complaints are the evidence ODI uses to open and expand investigations.
Official record: search AQ24001 or your vehicle at NHTSA.gov/recalls, which lists investigations alongside recalls. Data: NHTSA ODI investigations file, updated daily. All NHTSA investigations.