Terrifying Recall Hits EVERY State – Do Not Use!

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A car seat designed to protect your baby now carries a recall over something as small, and as painful, as a crushed fingertip in a crash.

Story Snapshot

Nearly 75,000 Evenflo All4One 4‑in‑1 car seats are under voluntary recall in the U.S. and Canada.
The problem appears only in rear‑facing use, when the recline can shift during a crash and pinch an adjacent passenger’s fingers.
No injuries have been reported, and Evenflo says the seats can stay in use with simple precautions while families wait for free replacements.
The recall spans a multi‑year production run from January 2022 through June 2024, with replacements offered through early 2026.

When the “Safe” Seat Becomes the New Question Mark

Parents who bought the Evenflo All4One 4‑in‑1 convertible seat believed they were investing in a long‑haul safety solution: rear‑facing, forward‑facing, then booster, all in one shell. Now they discover that roughly 74,710 of those seats, built between January 2022 and June 2024, sit on a federal recall list because the recline can shift in a crash when used rear‑facing. The child remains protected, regulators say—but the person sitting next to that seat might not be so lucky.

Evenflo Company recalled about 74,710 of its All4One child car seats because the adjustable recline mechanism can shift out of place. https://t.co/BFaChbGsSn

— Ventura County Star (@vcstar) January 9, 2026

NHTSA’s defect description is brutally specific: during a crash, the All4One’s adjustable recline mechanism can move from one setting to another in rear‑facing mode. If someone’s fingers happen to be inside the opening above the recline indicator, those fingers can get pinched or crushed as the seat shifts. This is not a failure of the shell, the harness, or the energy management meant to protect the child; it is a side‑effect of moving hardware exposed just enough to catch an unwary hand.

Why a Finger-Pinch Risk Triggers a National Recall

On paper, a finger‑pinch hazard may sound trivial compared with catastrophic crash injuries. In federal safety law, it is not. Once Evenflo’s testing showed the recline could move during a crash and create a realistic risk to an adjacent occupant, NHTSA recorded a manufacturer recall report dated December 24, 2025—Christmas Eve. That timing alone tells you how seriously this industry now treats even low‑probability harms in child restraint systems.

Coverage from ABC News, The Independent, and local outlets all hammer the same point: the child in the seat is not the primary risk. The hazard targets whoever sits close enough, and careless enough, to rest fingers near the opening above the recline indicator at the exact wrong moment.That narrow scenario sounds unlikely, but when regulators oversee millions of car rides, small odds multiplied by time stop looking small. Conservative common sense says fix the known hazard before luck runs out.

How Evenflo Is Responding—and What It Says About Corporate Priorities

Evenflo did not wait for a wave of injuries or lawsuits. The company told NHTSA, labeled the move a voluntary recall, and publicly leaned on the phrase “abundance of caution.” It emphasizes that no injuries have been reported and that families can continue using the All4One, even rear‑facing, so long as nobody puts fingers into the recline opening. As a temporary safeguard, Evenflo suggests stuffing a folded towel into that space to block access.

Evenflo is voluntarily recalling some of its All4One 4-in-1 convertible car seats after discovering a potential safety issue. https://t.co/kNhIhptiKi

— Scripps News (@scrippsnews) January 10, 2026

The remedy goes beyond spin. Evenflo will supply an equivalent replacement seat with a different design at no cost to owners. The affected All4One variant has reportedly been out of production since June 2023, so the fix is not just a patch—buyers are moved to a newer configuration. Notification letters are scheduled to start going out January 26, and the company will reimburse eligible out‑of‑pocket costs linked to replacement through March 4, 2026. That approach aligns with a basic conservative standard: own the problem, make victims whole, and engineer a better product going forward.

What Parents Should Do Now Without Losing Their Minds

Parents of young children juggle work, school runs, and the daily circus of family life; nobody budgets time for decoding recall charts. Yet this one is simple enough. Owners should confirm the model and manufacturing date to see if their All4One falls between January 2022 and June 2024 and was among the approximately 75,000 recalled seats sold in the U.S. and Canada. If it does, they should register or contact Evenflo so the company can ship a free replacement and, if applicable, reimburse related costs.

Until that new seat arrives, the practical advice stays grounded in physics and common sense: keep using the current seat if no alternative exists—because an appropriate car seat still dramatically lowers the child’s crash risk— but keep hands out of the recline mechanism opening. Parents can place a folded towel in that space as Evenflo recommends, and they should train siblings not to treat car seat hardware like a fidget toy. That modest discipline respects both safety data and family budgets; it avoids panic while still treating the recall as real.