What's this? Overall score is based on a "pass" for crash protection, and scores for ease of use and fit to vehicle, in LATCH and belt modes, using the car seat with its base. The displayed score is out of a total of 100 points.
Approximate retail price:
$180
Summary:One of two infant seat models offered by Chicco (along with KeyFit).
The Chicco KeyFit 30 is part of the car seat
test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, infant car seat
models like the KeyFit 30 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.
Crash protection:
We hired a contract lab to perform crash tests to the government standards as dictated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Crash tests simulate a head-on 30-mph crash with a 22-pound instrumented test dummy representing an average-sized 12-month-old child.
Ease of use:
Includes the clarity of instructions, installing the seat, adjusting harness positions, placing a child in the seat, securing the harness, and removing the child.
Fit to vehicle LATCH:
A rating of how easy it is to securely and correctly install each seat using the LATCH system in a variety of vehicles and how well the seats fit each vehicle once installed.
About This Brand
An Italian company that is one of the newest manufacturers to enter the child-seat market in the U.S., Chicco currently offers only an infant child seat for the U.S. market.
Features & Specs - Chicco KeyFit 30
Weight range (lbs.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child weighing from X to Y lbs.
Weight range (lbs.)
4-30
Height range (in.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child from A to B inches in height.
Height range (in.)
30" or less
Carrier weight (lbs.) The weight of the carrier portion of the seat (to the nearest 1/2 lb.).
Great Car seat, my 1 year old peanut is still using it. However it is heavy and can't imagine carrying a 30 lbs baby in this seat. It can also get very hot. There were times we didn't bother with blankets because we knew the seat would be warm enough for her.<br /><br />I would buy it again. And are using it for number 2.
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By
Chicco addict!
from
Meridian, ID
5.0
Best Decision Ever!
4/16/2012
Pros
Comfortable
Easy to Adjust
Easy to Clean
Easy to install
Easy to use Straps
Safe
Sturdy
Stylish
Cons
Best Uses
Infants
Newborn
Comment:
This seat is now being used by my 2nd son because I can't imagine anything better (& it's not expired!). Everything is just so easy, from the audible clicks into the base to the smooth-gliding straps and easy chest clip. I have since tried out other friend's and family member's car seats (since they said theirs were great), and was actually shocked with one (Graco) that required so much effort to tighten the straps I nearly broke a sweat! When she tried mine, she said she just didn't know it could be that easy! *As with all car seats, make sure to pull up on the chest clip to tighten the straps down over your baby's hips before thinking you've got the straps tight enough (a car seat tech told me about that & it makes a big difference)!
How long have you owned it:
More than six months
Bottom Line
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.
By
Mom of Brielle
from
Kittanning,PA
5.0
Great Long Lasting Car Seat
4/13/2012
Pros
Comfortable
Easy to Adjust
Easy to Clean
Easy to install
Safe
Sturdy
Stylish
Cons
Best Uses
Infants
Newborn
Toddlers
Comment:
My daughter is now 19 months and she has just out grown it. She is just tiny. She still only weighs 20 lbs. but she has outgrown the height guideline. :( I work full-time and my mom watches her for me so we each have a base and just share the one seat. That has made it so convenient to use. I am truly going to miss this seat and it's ease of use. With the new recommendation of rear facing until 2, I have wanted to use this as long as she safely fits in it. She doesn't mind still facing backwards because I have a large mirror on her head rest so she can still see me. I just don't see the other convertible seats with near as high collision ratings as this. Wish the height on this seat could accommodate a taller toddler. I am going to have an arm and leg into 2 convertible seats. Chicco....please start making seats like this for toddlers
53 people have reviewed this model.
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