Evenflo Tribute 5 Convertible Car Seat

by Evenflo

Product Features

• Side impact tested
• 5 point harness
• EPE energy absorbing foam in headrest
• Upfront harness adjustment
• Fold down cup holder

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 18.6 x 27.2 inches ; 12.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002VUCB72
• UPC: 032884165803
• Item model number: 38111078
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,775 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #47 in Baby > Car Seats > Car Seats > Convertible
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Kristy

From the Manufacturer

The Evenflo Tribute V Convertible car seat provides your child with the comfort they deserve along with great convenience features for parents. This seat, along with all other evenflo car seats, meets or exceeds all applicable United States' Federal safety standards and evenflo's side impact test standards. The 5 point harness securely fastens your child while providing up front adjustment for parents. The tribute V convertible car seat also has 2-position recline and a new body pillow and head pillow, enhancing the comfort of your child. The tribute V convertible car seat can be used rear-facing for children weighing 5-35 pounds. And forward-facing for children weighing 20-40 pounds.

Product Description

Evenflo Tribute 5 Convertible Car SeatThe Evenflo Tribute 5 Convertible Car Seat offers comfort for your child and exclusive convenience for Mom. This seat, along with all other Evenflo Car Seats, meets or exceeds all Federal safety standards, and Evenflo's Side Impact test standards. Safety features of the Tribute 5 include a 5-point harness, two piece chest-clip, four shoulder harness positions, a central front adjust making for an easy harness adjustment, tether and LATCH connectors to secure

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

149 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my daughter's life!, January 29, 2011

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K. Weaver (Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evenflo Tribute 5 Convertible Car Seat, Kristy (Baby Product)

We purchased this car seat as an extra to be used by her care giver and for travel as is lighter weight than our other one.
We were on a trip over the holidays this year and involved in a very severe head on car accident.
My almost 2 year old daughter walked away with a tiny bruise on her chest/neck from the strap (my one complaint about comfort with this seat is it has no cloth gaurd for the straps at the neck line) and was playing with my brother's dog later that night while the rest of us (4 adults with seat belts) were in critical to severe condition and in the hospital for many days.
I am purchasing another one to replace and can say from experience this seat did it's job!
Always be sure your kids are correctly in their seats!!!!

45 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's alright for the price, July 22, 2010

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Adventure Gamer (Indiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Evenflo Tribute 5 Convertible Car Seat, Kristy (Baby Product)

I have only had this seat installed for about two weeks or so, but I'm already thinking that perhaps I would have been better off with another. My daughter is 7 months old now, and she is long for her age, but weight-wise she is average. Here are the cons of the seat that I have experienced so far:

1) The seatbelt buckle point in the center is very nice and heavy duty, but the placement is awkward. When I fasten the leg belts over her thighs and into that buckle, I have to slide 2-3 fingers underneath to make sure that her skin doesn't get caught between the plastic pieces. The pieces that buckle are literally ~on~ her thighs, and easily pinch her when closing, if I don't prevent it.

2) The "reclining positions" are made possible by a swiveling plastic platform under the seat - you can either have the platform in the back or the front section. In my minivan, neither position looks very different in terms of angle of recline than the other. I've got a towel rolled up and placed under the front section for now - I may have to roll up another one as well to keep my daughter's head from continually falling forward when she naps.

3) I don't care for the layout of the instruction booklet. You have to look in three different places before you can fully understand how to adjust the entire buckling system around your child. It's not impossible to understand, but it's a pain.

Here is what I like about the seat:

1) The fabric is great, and the padding is well made. On the whole, the produce itself is of good quality workmanship.

2) Once you figure out how to follow the instructions for adjusting the seatbelt system, actually manipulating it is fairly easy. Other products require some wrestling to get the belts where you want them - this seat is fairly simple.

All in all, I would probably not buy this seat again, nor recommend it to others. But for the price, the produce is livable.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good bargain, good car seat., July 18, 2010

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neuroticred (VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Evenflo Tribute 5 Convertible Car Seat, Kristy (Baby Product)

We got this as a second car seat, and I'm satisfied with it for the price ($45) but if we had paid more I would have returned it.

My daughter seems comfortable in it, and I love that at 18mths she's only on the second of 4 shoulder strap settings and the first of 2 lap settings. It seems like it might have been too roomy if she had been much younger though.

Flaw #1: The cup holder is cheap and flimsy, and completely useless to us as the ring folds down when she tries to get her cup into it. I wouldn't trust a fast food cup in it at all.

Flaw #2: this is actually a major irritation to me - the big red release button for the harness takes 2-3 tries for both my husband and I to open, which gets old when you're running to several places and keep having to fight with it. Her other car seat manages to be difficult for her to press while easy for our thumbs to get it on the first try.

Flaw #3: there isn't a lot of room in the strap loosening space. I've got a cut on the top of my thumb from pulling it out too quickly.

Flaw #4: The most important flaw is that even when I put my knee in the seat with all my weight on it (over 180 pounds) and tighten the anchors as much as I can it still lifts off the seat. It's good and steady when shaken side to side, but there is a disturbing amount of give when I lift the front. I've installed many car seats without this being a problem, but am concerned enough that I am taking this one to be inspected.
*This issue stayed as long as I had that car, but in comments another reviewer explained that this isn't a big problem. When I bought a minivan it became a non-issue because the bench seating allowed the seat to settle better.

For the most part these are minor flaws, mostly irritations rather than actual problems, and this is a great car seat. My daughter doesn't complain when she's in it or show any signs of discomfort.

Especially considering the price it is a great deal.

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