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Evenflo LiteMax Child Seats

Evenflo LiteMax Factory Select child seats have incorrect Spanish manual information, risking injury in a crash.

Summary by Recall Canary from the NHTSA notice

What happened

Evenflo Company, Inc. is recalling certain LiteMax Factory Select child seats with model number CS100111198. The weight and height limitations are stated incorrectly in the Spanish language manual. As such, these child seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 213, "Child Restraint Systems." Incorrect information in the manual may result in an improperly restrained child, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.

The recall was reported to NHTSA on February 25, 2026, and the affected seats were distributed nationwide. Evenflo will mail owners a corrected Spanish language manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2026.

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What to do

If yours is included:

  1. Evenflo will mail owners a corrected Spanish language manual, free of charge.
  2. Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2026. You may contact Evenflo customer service at 1-800-233-5921.
  3. Look for the owner letter. Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2026.

What you get Free repair

Full text from NHTSA

Evenflo will mail owners a corrected Spanish language manual, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2026. Owners may contact Evenflo customer service at 1-800-233-5921.

Is yours affected?

Listed by model number, not by VIN. A dealer can check yours.

  1. LiteMax Factory Select child seats

    Model number
    • CS100111198

  2. Evenflo LiteMax, Equipment

    Codes
    Not listed here. See the NHTSA notice.

Recall details

Reported to NHTSA
Sold in
Nationwide
Manufacturer
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Component
Vehicle equipment defect
Campaign
26C002000
Units affected
14,020
Repair cost
Free of charge
Owner letters mailed
Manufacturer phone
1-800-233-5921

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Timeline

  1. Reported to NHTSA

  2. Listed on Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 3, 2026 · primary source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (opens in a new tab)