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.
Price range:
$71.99 - $89.99
Summary:One of the infant seat models offered by Safety 1st (see Designer 22, Onboard 35 and Onboard 35 Air), a division of the Dorel Juvenile Group.
The Safety 1st Comfy Carry Elite Plus is part of the car seat
test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, infant car seat
models like the Comfy Carry Elite Plus 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
One of the brands offered under the larger Dorel Juvenile Group company, Safety 1st is well known for its home safety products, but also makes play and travel safety products. Safety 1st offers the widest range of products in the Dorel group.
Features & Specs - Safety 1st Comfy Carry Elite Plus
Weight range (lbs.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child weighing from X to Y lbs.
Weight range (lbs.)
4-22
Height range (in.) The manufacturers' specifications for the seats - they can accommodate a child from A to B inches in height.
Height range (in.)
29" or less
Carrier weight (lbs.) The weight of the carrier portion of the seat (to the nearest 1/2 lb.).