2008 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 min 40lbs/38"-60" 1 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Combi Dakota Combi Dakota 882065  /  Apr 28, 2007 No Back 33-100lbs/33"-57" 4 stars 3 stars 5 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Combi Kobuk Combi Kobuk 8970  /  Aug 29, 2005 High Back/No Back 33-100lbs/33"-57" 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Compass B510 Compass B510 B510  /  Jul 4, 2006 High Back 30-100lbs/38"-57" 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Cosco Ambassador Cosco Ambassador 22-293-BVL  /  Oct 11, 2007 No Back 30-100lbs/34"-57" 4 stars 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars
Cosco Highrise Cosco Highrise 22-297-NNT  /  Aug 28, 2007 No Back 30-100lbs/34"-57" 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars 4 stars
Cosco Protek Cosco Protek 22-291-WAL  /  Nov 1, 2007 High Back/No Back 30-100lbs/34"-57" 3 stars 3 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Cosco Traveler Cosco Traveler 22-270-CBA  /  Oct 30, 2007 High Back 30-80lbs/34"-57" 4 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (Highback) Eddie Bauer Auto Booster (Highback) 22-888-SDU  /  Aug 2, 2007 High Back/No Back 30-100lbs/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 40-100lbs/43"-52" 4 stars 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Evenflo Big Kid (Highback) Evenflo Big Kid (Highback) 3371751  /  Oct 22, 2006 High Back/No Back 30-100lbs/up to 57" 5 stars 2 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Evenflo Big Kid (No Back) Evenflo Big Kid (No Back) 2791615  /  Dec 28, 2006 No Back 40-100lbs/up to 57" 5 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars 5 stars
Evenflo Confidence Evenflo Confidence 3131737  /  Dec 1, 2006 High Back 30-100lbs/up to 57" 4 stars 3 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Evenflo Sightseer Evenflo Sightseer 2692198  /  Nov 15, 2007 High Back 30-100lbs/34"-57" 5 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 5 stars
Graco Air Booster Graco Air Booster 8G00SRM  /  Jul 20, 2007 High Back 30-100lbs/38"-57" 4 stars 5 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Graco Simpson Junior Racer (B) Graco Simpson Junior Racer (B) 8693SIM  /  Apr 10, 2006 High Back/No Back 40-100lbs/40"-57" 1 stars 3 stars 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars
Graco TurboBooster (Highback) Graco TurboBooster (Highback) 8674BUZ  /  Aug 13, 2004 High Back 30-100lbs/38"-57" 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Graco TurboBooster (No Back) Graco TurboBooster (No Back) 8491CKT  /  Jun 9, 2005 No Back 40-100lbs/40"-57" 3 stars 4 stars 2 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Jane Indy Plus Jane Indy Plus INDY4543  /  Apr 1, 2006 High Back 30-80lbs/up to 57" 1 stars 3 stars 5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Magna Clek Olli (B) Magna Clek Olli (B) Olli  /  Jul 2, 2007 No Back 40-100lbs/40"-57" 4 stars 4 stars 3 stars 4 stars
Maxi-Cosi Rodi Maxi-Cosi Rodi 22-575-STO  /  Jun 22, 2007 High Back 30-100lbs/34"-57" 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Recaro Start Recaro Start 500117975  /  Aug 24, 2007 High Back 30-80 lbs/up to 59" 1 stars 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Recaro Vivo Recaro Vivo 9400000807  /  Aug 19, 2007 High Back 30-100lbs/37"-59" 4 stars 2 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Recaro Vivo Lite Recaro Vivo Lite 8200000009  /  May 15, 2007 High Back 30-100lbs/37"-59" 4 stars 2 stars 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars
Recaro Young Style Recaro Young Style 500097726  /  May 9, 2007 High Back 30-80lbs/up to 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 40-100lbs/43"-57" 5 stars 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars

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