2009 Child Safety Seat Ease of Use Ratings

 

Are All Seats Safe?
All car seats rated by NHTSA meet Federal Safety Standards & strict crash performance standards. While all rated seats are safe, they do differ in their ease of use in four basic catagories:

 

Evaluation of Instructions

Vehicle Installation Features

Evaluation of Labels

Securing the Child

 

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  Manufacturer  /  Model Name Model Number  /  Manufacture Date Harness Type Weight  /  Height Evaluation
of Labels
Evaluation of
Instructions
Securing
the Child
Installation
Features
Overall Ease
of Use Rating
Britax Monarch Britax Monarch E9053E9  /  Oct 17, 2006 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 60" 1 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Britax Parkway SG Britax Parkway SG E9LA869  /  May 20, 2009 High Back/No Back 40lb - 120lb / 38" - 63" 3 stars 4 stars 1 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Combi Dakota Combi Dakota 882065  /  Apr 28, 2007 No Back 33lb - 100lb / 33" - 57" 4 stars 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Combi Kobuk Combi Kobuk 8970  /  Aug 29, 2005 High Back/No Back 33lb - 100lb / 33" - 57" 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Compass B505 Compass B505 B505-TRB  /  Mar 21, 2008 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 57" 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Compass B510 Compass B510 B510   /  Jul 4, 2006 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 57" 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Cosco Ambassador Cosco Ambassador 22-293-BVL  /  Oct 11, 2007 No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 4 stars 2 stars 2 stars n/a 3 stars
Cosco Highrise Cosco Highrise 22-297-NNT  /  Aug 27, 2007 No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars n/a 3 stars
Cosco Pronto! Cosco Pronto! 22491-RTO  /  Jun 2, 2009 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Cosco Protek Cosco Protek 22-291-WAL  /  Nov 1, 2007 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 3 stars 3 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Cosco Traveler Cosco Traveler 22-270-CBA  /  Oct 30, 2007 High Back 30lb - 80lb / 34" - 52" 4 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (High Back/No Back) Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (High Back/No Back) 22-888-SDU  /  Aug 2, 2007 No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (No Back) Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (No Back) 22-828-SON  /  Jun 27, 2007 No Back 40lb - 100lb / 43" - 57" 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars n/a 5 stars
Evenflo Big Kid (High Back/Low Back) Evenflo Big Kid (High Back/Low Back) 3371751  /  Oct 22, 2006 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / up to 57" 5 stars 2 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Evenflo Big Kid (No Back) Evenflo Big Kid (No Back) 2791615L2  /  Dec 28, 2006 No Back 40lb - 100lb / up to 57" 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars
Evenflo Big Kid Amp Evenflo Big Kid Amp 3401915  /  Mar 20, 2009 No Back 40lb - 100lb / 40" - 57" 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars
Evenflo Confidence Evenflo Confidence 3131737  /  Dec 1, 2006 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / up to 57" 4 stars 3 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Evenflo Sightseer Evenflo Sightseer 2692198  /  Nov 15, 2007 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 37" - 54" 5 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Graco AirBooster Graco AirBooster 8G00SRM  /  Jul 20, 2007 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 57" 4 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Graco TurboBooster (High-Back/No Back) Graco TurboBooster (High-Back/No Back) 1751953  /  Feb 4, 2009 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 57" 3 stars 4 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Graco TurboBooster (No Back) Graco TurboBooster (No Back) 1751954  /  Feb 12, 2009 No Back 40lb - 100lb / 40" - 57" 3 stars 5 stars 2 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Harmony Baby Armor Harmony Baby Armor 0304001RDN  /  Apr 30, 2009 High Back/No Back 30lb - 110lb / 34" - 57" 3 stars 4 stars 1 stars 1 stars 2 stars
Harmony LiteRider Harmony LiteRider 0304003GSD  /  Apr 30, 2009 No Back 30lb -100lb / 34" - 57" 1 stars 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Jane Indy Plus Jane Indy Plus INDY4543  /  Apr 1, 2006 High Back 30lb - 80lb / up to 57" 1 stars 3 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Magna Clek Olli Magna Clek Olli Olli  /  Jul 2, 2007 No Back 40lb - 100lb / 40" - 57" 4 stars 4 stars 3 stars n/a 4 stars
Maxi-Cosi Rodi Maxi-Cosi Rodi 22-575-STO  /  Jun 22, 2007 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR 22223-CTR  /  May 6, 2009 High Back/No Back 30lb - 100lb / 34" - 57" 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Recaro Start Recaro Start 500117975  /  Aug 24, 2007 High Back 30lb - 80lb / up to 59" 1 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Recaro Vivo Recaro Vivo 9400000807  /  Aug 19, 2007 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 37" - 59" 4 stars 2 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Recaro Vivo Lite Recaro Vivo Lite 8200000009  /  May 15, 2007 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 37" - 59" 4 stars 2 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Recaro Young Style Recaro Young Style 500097726  /  May 9, 2007 High Back 30lb - 80lb / 37" - 59" 2 stars 1 stars 5 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Safety 1st Prospect Safety 1st Prospect 22-595-WAL  /  Jan 15, 2007 No Back 40lb - 100lb / 43" - 57" 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars n/a 3 stars
Simpson Junior Racer Simpson Junior Racer 8693SIM  /  Apr 10, 2006 High Back/No Back 40lb - 100lb / 40" - 57" 1 stars 3 stars 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars
Sunshine Kids Monterey Sunshine Kids Monterey US15000  /  Mar 1, 2008 High Back/No Back 30lb - 120lb / 38" - 63" 2 stars 2 stars 3 stars 5 stars 3 stars
The First Years B530 The First Years B530 B530-TNG  /  Nov 23, 2008 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 57" 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars
The First Years B540 The First Years B540 B540-BAR  /  Aug 27, 2008 High Back 30lb - 100lb / 38" - 57" 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars

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