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
Baby Trend EZ-Loc Baby Trend EZ-Loc 6348  /  Apr 7, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / up to 28.5" 1 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Baby Trend Flex-Loc Baby Trend Flex-Loc 6311  /  Jan 7, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / up to 28.5" 1 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Baby Trend Rigid Loc Baby Trend Rigid Loc 6439  /  May 15, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / up to 28.5" 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Britax Chaperone Britax Chaperone E9L69P3  /  Apr 11, 2009 5-pt 4lb - 30lb / up to 32" 2 stars 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Britax Companion Britax Companion E9L8063  /  Oct 5, 2007 5-pt 4lb - 22lb / up to 30" 3 stars 5 stars 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Chicco Keyfit Chicco Keyfit 04060414900070  /  Jul 6, 2007 5-pt 4lb - 22lb / up to 30" 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Chicco Keyfit 30 Chicco Keyfit 30 06061472650070  /  Oct 17, 2007 5-pt 4lb - 30lb / up to 30" 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Combi Centre DX Combi Centre DX 852084  /  Jun 28, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / up to 29" 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Combi Connection Combi Connection 8040  /  Jan 22, 2006 5-pt up to 22lb / up to 29" 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars 3 stars
Combi Shuttle Combi Shuttle 808710  /  Oct 18, 2008 5-pt up to 22lb / up to 29" 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars
Eddie Bauer Deluxe Infant Car Seat Eddie Bauer Deluxe Infant Car Seat 22-627-BYT  /  Dec 16, 2006 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / 19" - 29" 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 2 stars 2 stars
Evenflo Discovery 5 Evenflo Discovery 5 3022854  /  Apr 21, 2009 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / 19" - 29" 1 stars 3 stars 4 stars 2 stars 2 stars
Evenflo Embrace Evenflo Embrace 3311719  /  Apr 6, 2009 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / 19" - 29" 1 stars 2 stars 4 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Graco Infant Safe Seat Graco Infant Safe Seat 8A06INC  /  Nov 2, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 30lb / up to 32" 1 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Graco SnugRide Graco SnugRide 8F24GIS3  /  Oct 5, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / up to 29" 1 stars 2 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Graco Snugride32 Graco Snugride32 1749642  /  Apr 13, 2009 5-pt 5lb - 32lb / up to 32" 1 stars 5 stars 4 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Maxi-Cosi Mico Maxi-Cosi Mico 22371-FSB  /  Apr 1, 2009 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / 19" - 29" 5 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars 4 stars
Mia Moda Viva Mia Moda Viva 5050  /  Jan 15, 2007 5-pt up to 22lb / up to 29" 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30-30 Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30-30 IMUN00US35TL53KN46  /  Oct 29, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 30lb / up to 30" 1 stars 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Safety 1st Designer 22 Safety 1st Designer 22 22-322-ADA  /  Dec 2, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / 19" - 29" 1 stars 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 1 stars
Safety 1st onBoard Safety 1st onBoard 22-078 DMS  /  Jan 12, 2009 5-pt 4lb - 35lb / up to 32" 1 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Safety 1st Starter Safety 1st Starter 22-315-SHA  /  Feb 8, 2007 5-pt 5lb - 22lb / 19" - 29" 1 stars 2 stars 1 stars 2 stars 1 stars
The First Years Via The First Years Via I450-AUR  /  Apr 3, 2009 5-pt 4lb - 22lb / up to 30" 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars

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