About 22,981 Evenflo Revolve180 Litemax NXT infant car seats are being recalled after federal testing found the seat’s recline indicator can be miscalibrated, leaving a child sitting more upright in the seat than the design allows, according to NHTSA’s recall campaign 26C005. Owner notification letters began going out September 1, 2026.
Key Points
- The recall covers Evenflo’s Revolve180 Litemax NXT seat sold on its own and bundled into the Omni Ultra and Shyft Intuiti travel systems, plus the separately sold rotating base, per NHTSA’s Part 573 safety recall report.
- A calibration error in the recline indicator’s pendulum mechanism can let the seat lock into position 1 while sitting more upright than the design intends, NHTSA says.
- Dynamic crash testing on seats installed in that condition showed test dummies exceeding federal chest force and head injury limits under FMVSS 213b, the safety standard for child restraint systems.
- Evenflo discovered the issue through its own compliance testing; no injuries have been reported.
- Every one of the roughly 22,981 recalled seats is estimated to have the defective indicator: NHTSA’s report lists a 100% defect rate across the recall population.
What Parents Should Do
- Do not stop using your car seat outright: check your recline position first and follow Evenflo’s interim guidance while a permanent fix ships.
- Evenflo says the seat can continue to be used safely in the meantime without the rotating base, with a compatible non-rotating base, with the rotating base plus a load leg, with the rotating base and an adjusted recline angle, or outside the vehicle as a carrier or in a stroller, according to Evenflo’s recall page.
- Register your seat at Evenflo’s recall registration site to receive a free remedy kit once it’s finalized, and to get updates as the repair rolls out.
- Call Evenflo customer support at 1-800-233-5921 or email parentlink@evenflo.com, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, with questions about your specific seat.
- Keep receipts if you’ve already paid out of pocket to have the seat inspected or adjusted: Evenflo is offering reimbursement for costs incurred between December 1, 2024, and August 17, 2026.
Recline angle matters enormously for infant car seats because a baby’s neck and airway aren’t strong enough to hold their head upright under crash forces or even everyday jostling. A seat that’s more upright than intended can increase the risk of a baby’s chin dropping to their chest, restricting breathing, on top of the crash-test findings that triggered this recall.
Evenflo’s remedy kit, either a corrected recline indicator or a new way to verify recline position, is still being finalized, and the company says it is rolling out notifications and fixes in phases. Parents with an affected seat should register now rather than wait, so they’re first in line once kits ship.