🍁 CANADIAN EVENFLO REVOLVE360 SLIM RECALL
Today Evenflo and Transport Canada are recalling 18,813 🍁 Canadian Revolve360 Slim Models manufactured through June 2025. The recall issue has nothing to do with the rotation feature and is mostly avoidable. You can continue to safely use your Canadian Revolve360 Slim Car Seat until the recall fix kit is approved and available for shipping to registered owners. However, you may need to make some adjustments in the meantime until the fix kit arrives.
Only the Revolve360 *Slim* models, sold in Canada by Canadian retailers, are affected. If you purchased a Revolve360 Slim from a retailer in Canada, then listen up.
If you have a Canadian Revolve360 car seat that is NOT the Slim model (see graphic below), you can disregard this recall because it doesn't affect your Revolve360 car seat in any way, shape, or form.
ONLY The Canadian Revolve360 SLIM Model is Affected by the Recall
If you live or shop in the U.S. and purchased a Revolve360 Slim from any retailer in the U.S. (Target, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, etc.), your Revolve360 model is NOT affected.
Although the Canadian and U.S. models of the Revolve360 Slim appear the same, structurally they are different. Each model is tailored to the standards and requirements of the country in which it is being sold.
For those Canadian consumers with a recalled Revolve360, please educate yourself and others on the scope of this issue. People hear the word “recall” and just assume it’s a dangerous safety issue… and sometimes it is. But usually it’s not.
This is one of those recall situations where:
The recall issue is mostly avoidable
The manufacturer (Evenflo) is busy working on a “recall remedy kit” that it will send to registered owners when it’s tested and approved (make sure your Canadian Evenflo car seat is registered with Evenflo)
You can continue to safely use the Canadian Revolve360 Slim in the meantime - but you may need to make some adjustments until the fix kit arrives
Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
TLDR:
If rear-facing child weighs less than 15.9 kg - install Canadian Revolve360 Slim with UAS/LATCH (lower anchors + tether) until the recall fix kit arrives in the mail.
If rear-facing child weighs between 18.1 - 22.6 kg - There is no recall issue. For children in this weight range, install Canadian Revolve360 Slim with seatbelt + tether (this is the only installation option due to UAS/LATCH weight limits)
If rear-facing child weighs between 15.9 - 18.1 kg
Option A: Use the Revolve360 Slim forward-facing for kids who are at least 2 years old (at least temporarily, until the fix kit arrives). You can install the car seat using either installation method (seatbelt or UAS/LATCH - always use the tether)
Option B: Read this entire article, understand all the facts and make your own informed decision that may be different from the official manufacturer recommendation of Option A.
Read on if you’re interested in more than a quick summary, or if you want additional information to make an informed decision on “Option B”:
What happened?
The CMVSS 213 (Canadian Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213) compliance issue occurred when the test dummy (in this case, the 12-month-old CRABI, which weighs 10 kg/22 lbs.) was rear-facing and the Revolve360 Slim was installed with seatbelt and tether. In 2 of these crash tests, the rear-facing dummy narrowly exceeded the 60G limit for chest Gs.
Let's talk about what didn’t happen.
Even though the Revolve360 Slim struggled in this testing configuration, in the same test with the same CRABI dummy, the seat did not experience any compliance issues when it was installed with lower (LATCH/UAS) anchors + tether.
Additionally, crash testing with larger, heavier child test dummies in the rear-facing position did not result in any issues when installed with seatbelt + tether (which was the problematic installation mode with CRABI). The Canadian model Revolve360 Slim passed all CMVSS 213 safety standards while rear-facing with both the 3-year-old and 6-year-old test dummies. You would think that testing the larger, heavier dummies in the rear-facing position would be more challenging, but apparently not. Go figure. 🤷🏻♀️
In this case, the only testing failure occurred with the 12-month-old test dummy rear-facing, and only when the Revolve360 Slim was installed with seatbelt + tether.
Advice for Canadian consumers using the Revolve360 Slim rear-facing for a child weighing between 5 - 18.1 kg (that's 11-40 lbs. for those of us in the U.S. who can't metric)
The recall only affects kids in the weight range of 5-18.1 kg and only for installations using seatbelt + tether. The logical solution here is to use UAS (LATCH system) to install your Canadian Revolve360 Slim instead of installing with seatbelt. And depending on how much your kid weighs, that might be a simple solution until the remedy kit is available.
Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. The problem is UAS/LATCH weight limits. And this is where things get a little complicated.
Revolve360 Slim is rated up to 22.6 kg (50 lbs.) rear-facing, however, the UAS/LATCH child weight limit for using the Revolve Slim in the rear-facing position is just 15.9 kg (35 lbs.).
If the rear-facing child weighs less than the UAS/LATCH weight limit (15.9 kg) and your seat is already installed using the lower anchors and top tether - you’re golden. No action is necessary other than to make sure that your Canadian Revolve360 Slim is registered so you can receive a fix kit when it’s available.
Remember when I said that the Canadian Revolve360 Slim had no testing issues when it was installed rear-facing with the larger, heavier dummies? Those larger child dummies are the Hybrid III 3-year-old and the Hybrid III 6-year-old.
Revolve360 Slim is rated up to 22.6 kg in the rear-facing position, which means that it requires testing and passing rear-facing, with the 6-yr-old dummy. And since that 6-yr-old dummy weighs more than the UAS/LATCH weight limits of Revolve Slim, it’s only crash tested with seatbelt + tether. That passing grade allows Evenflo to rate the Revolve360 Slim up to 22.6 kg (50 lbs.) in the RF position.
Since crash testing with the 6-yr-old dummy is used to rate the seat rear-facing beyond 18.1 kg, and up to 22.6 kg, and since the Canadian Revolve360 Slim had no issues with that testing, the seat continues to comply with CMVSS 213 when rear-facing with kids who weigh between 18.1 kg - 22.6 kg (40-50 lbs.). The recall does NOT affect rear-facing kids in this weight range.
Whew… you’ve made it this far. Let’s recap.
If rear-facing child weighs less than 15.9 kg - install Canadian Revolve360 Slim with UAS (lower anchors + tether) until the recall remedy kit arrives, after which you have the option to install with seatbelt + tether again if that’s your preferred installation method.
If rear-facing child weighs between 18.1 - 22.6 kg - this weight range is NOT affected by the recall. However, make sure you install your Revolve360 Slim with seatbelt + tether. That’s your only option because the child's weight exceeds the UAS/LATCH weight limits.
But what if the rear-facing child weighs between 15.9 - 18.1 kg?
This is a situation where I’m going to recommend that you read all the available information and then make an informed decision for your child. In my professional opinion (as both a mother and a CPST-I with over 20 years of expertise in the field), you have two options here.
Option A for a rear-facing child who weighs between 15.9 - 18.1 kg:
As long as the child is at least 2 years old, you can use the Canadian Revolve360 Slim forward-facing (at least temporarily) while you wait for the fix kit to arrive. This is what Evenflo will recommend because their hands are tied from a regulatory perspective.
This may not be a popular solution for caregivers of rear-facing kids in this weight range, but it is temporary. Also, as a reminder to everyone who cares as deeply about child injury prevention as I do - a typically developing child who is at least 2 years old will be very well protected in a properly installed, properly used, forward-facing Revolve360 Slim. Still, when it’s your kid, I understand that there may be reluctance to turn them forward (even temporarily) a lot earlier than you expected to.
If you feel your blood pressure rising… take a breath and keep reading.
With all that said, you do have another option while you wait for your recall remedy kit to arrive. It’s just going to involve using some critical thinking skills. If you don’t have critical thinking skills or don’t feel comfortable using them, then choose option A. Or use another appropriate car seat to transport your rear-facing child until the recall fix kit arrives. No judgement here. We all have different comfort levels.
For everyone comfortable using their critical thinking skills, hear me out.
Option B for a rear-facing child who weighs between 15.9 - 18.1 kg:
Consider continuing to use the Canadian Revolve360 Slim in the rear-facing position while you wait for the recall remedy kit. Just make sure it’s installed with seatbelt + tether because the child has exceeded the UAS/LATCH weight limit.
How can I possibly feel comfortable saying this? Well, in typical this-makes-no-sense regulatory compliance standards, even though the Canadian Revolve360 Slim passed all CMVSS 213 rear-facing crash testing with the Hybrid III 3-yr-old dummy (who weighs 16.2 kg and is 95 cm tall), Evenflo can’t use that to certify their car seat beyond 10 kg.
Apparently, you have to pass testing with both the 12-month-old CRABI and the Hybrid III 3-year-old to certify that a car seat can be used from 10 - 18.1 kg. The fact that this test dummy (3-yr-old, 16.2 kg, 95 cm), is literally in the weight range of 15.9 - 18.1 kg doesn’t matter for compliance purposes. You either pass with both ATDs, or you fail.
My critical thinking skills tell me that this makes no sense. This car seat passed all rear-facing testing using a dummy that was close in size and weight to a child who falls into this problematic weight range of 15.9 - 18.1 kg. Additionally, this car seat passed rear-facing testing with the much larger 6-year-old dummy. However, due to the way the regulations are written, the only option that Canadian consumers are given in this situation (while they wait for the remedy kit) is to use the seat forward-facing. 🤔
Ultimately, you can use this information to draw your own conclusions. My job here is only to provide you with these facts so you can make an informed decision either way.
Knowledge is power! 💪