Evenflo REO by Revolve360
Choosing the right car seat can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re balancing a child's safety, convenience, the comfort of other passengers, and budget. This seat combines unique features like a swivel design and built-in anti-rebound bar with an easy one-and-done installation, making it a strong contender for families with secondary vehicles and grandparents alike. Before deciding if it’s the right fit, let’s take a closer look at the Evenflo REO by Revolve360's standout features, limitations, and who it works best for.
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Evenflo REO by Revolve360
Choosing the right car seat can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re balancing a child's safety, convenience, the comfort of other passengers, and budget. This seat combines unique features like a swivel design and built-in anti-rebound bar with an easy one-and-done installation, making it a strong contender for families with secondary vehicles and grandparents alike. Before deciding if it’s the right fit, let’s take a closer look at the Evenflo REO by Revolve360's standout features, limitations, and who it works best for.
Our recommendation: From birth until the seat is outgrown (average 2-4 years old)
A convertible car seat that can be used rear-facing and forward-facing
From birth or after you’ve used an infant seat for a few months
Stand Out Features of this Car Seat
Anti-Rebound Bar
There is an anti-rebound bar built into the seat. This is an added safety feature that can reduce the secondary movement of the car seat, called rebound, during a crash. When a crash occurs, the car seat will move forward, towards the front of the vehicle, and rotate downward. And as we all know from high school physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction — so after that initial movement, the car seat will rebound, or “bounce back” towards the backrest of the vehicle seat. The ARB minimizes this bounce-back effect, helping limit the car seat movement and your child inside it! ARBs may also limit the side-to-side rotation of the car seat in a side-impact collision. Overall, they’re a great feature to have on a rear-facing car seat!
Swivels
This seat swivels in both rear and forward-facing modes. Unlike other swivel seats, it only has one button on the seat, eliminating confusion about how to swivel the seat. You also don't have to change anything about the installation for forward-facing, so it's very easy to switch between the two modes!
Narrow
At 17.5" wide, this seat is pretty narrow as far as convertible car seats go. It may fit in a 3-across configuration. But unless it is next to a backless booster, the swivel function is unlikely to work.
Seat is Good for You If:
You want a swivel car seat.
This is one of the least expensive swivel options available, so if you want a swivel seat on a budget, this is one to consider.
You have a petite child.
The maximum limits for both rear and forward-facing are 40 pounds or 43." To put that in perspective, a 50th percentile girl would reach 40 pounds and 43" at 5 years of age. A girl who is in the 95th percentile would reach 40 pounds at 3 and 43" at 4. This means that most kids can use this seat until 3 years of age, and some will last a bit longer. It has a tall harness height, so it's unlikely that kids would outgrow this seat by torso height before reaching the weight or height limit.
You need to fit 3 across.
While this seat is likely to fit in a 3-across situation, you will not be able to use the swivel function. If you only need to fit 3 across sometimes, this could be a good option.
You are a grandparent with young grandchildren.
For grandparents who have multiple grandkids aged 0-3 years old that they take care of from time to time, this could be a great option, as you only have to install it once. The grandparents can swivel it from rear-facing to forward-facing, depending on the child, and simply adjust the headrest setting to fit the child.
Use Caution If:
You have a tall child.
A child who is 97th percentile for height would last until close to 4 years of age in this seat. Once this seat is outgrown, another harnessed seat will be needed by almost all children.
You have a small back seat.
We have this seat pictured in a Hyundai Tucson behind a 5'7" driver. It only just fits, so it's not a very compact option.
Quirks to be Aware of:
Low limits
Unlike most convertible car seats on the market today, this seat has maximum limits of 40 pounds and 43" for both rear and forward-facing. This will not be the last harnessed seat your child needs.
Child Fit Information
Our model is 15 months old. She is almost 19 pounds and 28." She fit in the seat very well. But we did remove the harness covers as they were very bulky.
Installation Information
Airplane Use
The Evenflo Reo has aircraft approval. However, it's not very lightweight, so it would not be our first choice to take on a plane. You can find some better options here.
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SITS Bottom Line
This convertible car seat offers several convenient features, including a built-in anti-rebound bar for added safety and a swivel function in both rear and forward-facing modes. At just 17.5” wide, it can fit in some 3-across setups, though the swivel may not work in tight spaces. The one-time installation system makes it especially useful for grandparents or caregivers who transport multiple children. However, its lower limits of 40 pounds and 43” mean it’s best suited for petite children or as a short-term option before moving to another harnessed seat.
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Specifications
Evenflo
Product Information
Weight: 23.6 lbs
Width: 17.5"
Highest Harness Height: 16.75"
Rear Facing Limits
Height: 17-43"
Weight: 4-40 lbs
Head Height Rules: at least 1″ below the top of the headrest
Lower Anchor Connectors Weight Limit: 40 lbs
Forward-Facing Limits
Height: 35-43"
Weight: 30-40 lbs
Head Height Rules: ears must be below the top of the headrest
Lower Anchor Connectors Weight Limit: 40 lbs
No Back Booster Limits
Highest Belt Guide Settings
High Back Booster Limits
Other Important Details
Newborn Fit
fits from birth
Expiration Limit
10 years
Crash Replacement Policy
replace after any crash
Harness
no-rethread
Lock-off
no
Vehicle Seat Protector
This brand allows the Evenflo mat or a thin towel.