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 Boulevard (FF) Britax Boulevard (FF) E9L57C0  /  Sep 24, 2007 5-pt 20-65lb/up to 49" 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Britax Boulevard (RF) Britax Boulevard (RF) E9L57C0  /  Sep 24, 2007 5-pt 5-33lb/up to 49" 2 stars 5 stars 4 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Britax Decathlon (FF) Britax Decathlon (FF) E9L47J3  /  Aug 18, 2007 5-pt 20-65lb/up to 49" 1 stars 4 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Britax Decathlon (RF) Britax Decathlon (RF) E9L47J3  /  Aug 18, 2007 5-pt 5-33lb/up to 49" 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars 1 stars 2 stars
Britax Diplomat (FF) Britax Diplomat (FF) E9L6669  /  Sep 18, 2007 5-pt 20-40lb/27"-40" 1 stars 1 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Britax Diplomat (RF) Britax Diplomat (RF) E9L6669  /  Sep 18, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/22"-33" 2 stars 4 stars 4 stars 2 stars 3 stars
Britax Marathon (FF) Britax Marathon (FF) E9L0627  /  Jul 30, 2007 5-pt 20-65lb/up to 49" 1 stars 4 stars 2 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Britax Marathon (RF) Britax Marathon (RF) E9L0627  /  Jul 30, 2007 5-pt 5-33lb/18"-49" 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Britax Roundabout (FF) Britax Roundabout (FF) E9W3990 5-pt 20-40lb/up to 40" 1 stars 4 stars 2 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Britax Roundabout (RF) Britax Roundabout (RF) E9L0269  /  Oct 2, 2007 5-pt 5-33lb/18"-49" 2 stars 5 stars 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars
Combi Zeus (FF) Combi Zeus (FF) 8815  /  Nov 1, 2007 5-pt 20-40lb/up to 40" 1 stars 1 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Combi Zeus (RF) Combi Zeus (RF) 8815  /  Nov 1, 2007 5-pt 5-20lb/up to 40" 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Cosco Scenera (FF) Cosco Scenera (FF) 22-120-TRC  /  Dec 4, 2007 5-pt 22-40lb/34"-43" 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Cosco Scenera (RF) Cosco Scenera (RF) 22-120-TRC  /  Dec 4, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/19"-36" 1 stars 3 stars 3 stars 1 stars 2 stars
Cosco Scenera Versa-Fit (FF) Cosco Scenera Versa-Fit (FF) 22-145-BVL  /  Feb 12, 2007 Overhead Shield 22-40lb/34"-43" 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Cosco Scenera Versa-Fit (RF) Cosco Scenera Versa-Fit (RF) 22-145-BVL  /  Feb 12, 2007 Overhead Shield 5-35lb/19"-36" 1 stars 3 stars 3 stars 1 stars 2 stars
Evenflo Titan Elite (FF) Evenflo Titan Elite (FF) 3701661  /  Dec 10, 2007 5-pt 35-50lb/up to 47" 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Evenflo Titan Elite (RF) Evenflo Titan Elite (RF) 3701661  /  Dec 10, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/minimum of 19" 2 stars 4 stars 3 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Evenflo Tribute (FF) Evenflo Tribute (FF) 3781688  /  Nov 20, 2006 Overhead Shield 20-40lb/up to 40" 1 stars 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Evenflo Tribute (RF) Evenflo Tribute (RF) 3781688  /  Nov 20, 2006 Overhead Shield 5-40lb/19"- 1" below top of restraint 3 stars 5 stars 3 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Evenflo Tribute 5 (FF) Evenflo Tribute 5 (FF) 3791582  /  Feb 20, 2007 5-pt 20-40lb/up to 40" 1 stars 3 stars 2 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Evenflo Tribute 5 (RF) Evenflo Tribute 5 (RF) 3791582  /  Feb 20, 2007 5-pt 5-40lb/19"- 1" below top of restraint 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Evenflo Triumph Advance (FF) Evenflo Triumph Advance (FF) 3801837L2  /  Jan 17, 2008 5-pt 20-50lb/19"-50" 1 stars 1 stars 3 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Evenflo Triumph Advance (RF) Evenflo Triumph Advance (RF) 3801837 L2  /  Jan 17, 2008 5-pt 5-35lb/19"- 1" below top of restraint 2 stars 3 stars 4 stars 1 stars 2 stars
Graco Comfort Sport (FF) Graco Comfort Sport (FF) 8C00BLG2  /  Aug 23, 2007 5-pt 20-40lb/up to 40" 1 stars 5 stars 2 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Graco Comfort Sport (RF) Graco Comfort Sport (RF) 8C00BLG2  /  Aug 23, 2007 5-pt 5-30lb 3 stars 5 stars 3 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Learning Curve-The First Years True Fit (FF) Learning Curve-The First Years True Fit (FF) C630-SBL  /  Feb 12, 2008 5-pt 23-65lb/up to 50" 3 stars 4 stars 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Learning Curve-The First Years True Fit (RF) Learning Curve-The First Years True Fit (RF) C630-SBL  /  Feb 12, 2008 5-pt 5-22lb/up to 1" below top of restraint 4 stars 5 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Maxi Cosi Priori (FF) Maxi Cosi Priori (FF) 22-476-NFR  /  Jul 11, 2007 5-pt 22-40lb/34"-43" 1 stars 1 stars 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars
Maxi-Cosi Priori (RF) Maxi-Cosi Priori (RF) 22-476-NFR  /  Jul 11, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/19"-36" 2 stars 3 stars 3 stars 2 stars 2 stars
Recaro Como (FF) Recaro Como (FF) 6220000517  /  Oct 5, 2007 5-pt 20-70lb/up to 50" 1 stars 5 stars 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars
Recaro Como (RF) Recaro Como (RF) 6220000517  /  Oct 5, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/up to 50" 3 stars 4 stars 3 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Recaro Signo (FF) Recaro Signo (FF) 7110000608  /  Oct 17, 2007 5-pt 20-70lb/up to 50" 1 stars 5 stars 4 stars 4 stars 4 stars
Recaro Signo (RF) Recaro Signo (RF) 7110000608  /  Oct 17, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/up to 1" below top of restraint 3 stars 4 stars 4 stars 1 stars 3 stars
Safety 1st Uptown (FF) Safety 1st Uptown (FF) 22-475-BVL  /  Jun 12, 2007 5-pt 22-40lb/34"-43" 1 stars 2 stars 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars
Safety 1st Uptown (RF) Safety 1st Uptown (RF) 22-475-BVL  /  Jun 12, 2007 5-pt 5-35lb/19"-36" 1 stars 1 stars 2 stars 1 stars 1 stars
Sunshine Kids Radian 65 (FF) Sunshine Kids Radian 65 (FF) C16500  /  Oct 1, 2006 5-pt 22-65lb/up to 49" 1 stars 3 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Sunshine Kids Radian 65 (RF) Sunshine Kids Radian 65 (RF) C16500  /  Oct 1, 2006 5-pt 5-33lb/up to 49" 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars 2 stars 2 stars
Sunshine Kids Radian 80 (FF) Sunshine Kids Radian 80 (FF) C16500  /  Oct 1, 2006 5-pt 22-80lb/up to 49" 1 stars 1 stars 2 stars 3 stars 2 stars
Sunshine Kids Radian 80 (RF) Sunshine Kids Radian 80 (RF) C16500  /  Oct 1, 2006 5-pt 5-33lb/up to 49" 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars 2 stars 2 stars
Triple Play Sit N Stroll (FF) Triple Play Sit N Stroll (FF) 4001  /  Sep 30, 2007 5-pt 20-40lb/18"-40" 1 stars 1 stars 3 stars 5 stars 2 stars
Triple Play Sit 'N' Stroll (RF) Triple Play Sit 'N' Stroll (RF) 4001  /  Sep 30, 2007 5-pt 5-30lb/18"-40" 2 stars 1 stars 2 stars 4 stars 2 stars

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