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Chicco Fit360

Harnessed Car Seats / Convertible Car Seats
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Fit360

The Chicco Fit360 is a rotating convertible car seat designed for use with children weighing between 4 lb. and 65 lb., and offers 15 height positions. Because the seat rotates a full 360 degrees, you can transition from rear-facing to forward-facing mode without having to re-install the base. The base has a lock-off feature to help with secure LATCH and seatbelt installations, though the LATCH connectors are the standard hook-on version.

Price

$440.00

Description

The Chicco Fit360 is a rotating convertible car seat designed for use with children weighing between 4 lb. and 65 lb., and offers 15 height positions. Because the seat rotates a full 360 degrees, you can transition from rear-facing to forward-facing mode without having to re-install the base. The base has a lock-off feature to help with secure LATCH and seatbelt installations, though the LATCH connectors are the standard hook-on version.

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Chicco Fit360
PRICE $440.00

CR's Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.
Current Range of Tested Harnessed Car Seats
What goes into the Overall Score?

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use
4  /  5
Forward facing fit-to-vehicle
5  /  5
Rear facing fit-to-vehicle
5  /  5
Booster fit
N  /  A
Rear LATCH
5  /  5
Rear belt
5  /  5
Forward LATCH
5  /  5
Forward belt
5  /  5
Harnessed crash protection
BEST
Good small car fit
No

Pros

  • Excellent crash protection in CR’s rigorous crash testing
  • Seat rotation simplifies harnessing 
  • Includes a tensioning and lock-off feature (“LeverLock”) to help easily increase seat belt tension
  • Harness can be adjusted without rethreading
  • Has a recline bubble indicator to check the incline level on both sides of the base
  • Uses flame-retardant chemical-free fabrics (Look for “ClearTex” options)
  • Seat pads are machine-washable

Cons

  • Seat is heavy and bulky
  • LATCH use is limited to 30 lb. in rear-facing mode
  • LATCH connectors are hook-on only
  • Seat must be removed from base for installation and to adjust the recline
  • The seat-release tool to detach the car seat from the base is on a long tether that a child could put into their mouth

CR's Take

The Chicco Fit360 is a rotating convertible car seat designed for use from birth (4 lb.) to the early school years (65 lb.) It offers parents and caregivers the simplicity of turning the car seat toward them for easy harnessing, and allows for a single installation, whether you’re using the seat rear-facing or forward-facing. The seat also includes plenty of parent-friendly features designed for long-term use, including a no-rethread harness, 15 adjustable headrest positions, and removable cup holders. The seat base features a lock-off, which can streamline both a LATCH and seatbelt installation for a secure fit, but the LATCH connectors are standard hooks rather than push-on, which can be more difficult to use. The Chicco Fit360 offered excellent crash protection in our rigorous crash tests. It comes standard with flame-retardant chemical-free fabrics. 

This seat may be a good choice for: 

  • Families looking to switch from an infant car seat
  • Families looking for one installation between rear-facing and forward-facing use
  • Families who don’t need to move their car seat between multiple cars
  • Families looking for a rotating seat to simplify harnessing

Detailed Test Results

Ease of use: The Chicco Fit360 is easy to use overall, but to install the seat and adjust the recline, the seat itself must first be removed from the base using the attached key. The process isn’t intuitive, our testers found, but it is well-labeled. 

Fit-to-vehicle LATCH: The Chicco Fit360 offers an excellent installation using the LATCH system, and there’s only one installation necessary for both rear-facing and front-facing orientations. The Lever Lock guide helps streamline the LATCH installation process. The tether is required for installation in all positions.

Fit-to-vehicle Belt: The Lever Lock guide helps streamline the seatbelt installation process. The tether is required for installation in all positions.

Crash protection: In CR’s crash test protocol, the Chicco Fit360 performed very well and did not exhibit significant structural integrity issues.

About

The Chicco Fit360 is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Harnessed Car Seat models like the Fit360 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Ease of use: Our judgment of how easy each seat is to use including the clarity of labels and instructions, adjustments of clips and buckles, the transition of the seat between modes and installation features such as LATCH connections, belt paths, top tethers and booster guides.

Forward facing fit-to-vehicle: A rating of how compatible, easy and secure a child car seat can be correctly installed in the forward-facing direction. This rating is a combination of the LATCH system and belt ratings that are available individually on the model page.

Rear facing fit-to-vehicle: A rating of how compatible, easy and secure a child car seat can be correctly installed in the rear-facing direction. This rating is a combination of LATCH system and belt ratings that are available individually on the model page.

Additional Information

Good to know: All child car seats sold in the United States are required to meet government safety standards. 

About our testing: Consumer Reports’ child car seat tests are not designed to test compliance with federal standards. Rather, we evaluate car seat performance under conditions designed by our experts that go beyond the required federal safety standards. 

Consumer Reports’ independent car seat crash test program has been carefully designed to simulate the forces encountered during a crash, while replicating some of the real-world factors that might impact a car seat’s performance. Our testing aims to determine which car seats could provide an extra level of safety when compared to other models in the same category. 

Basic, Better, or Best: CR rates the child car seats we crash test on a scale of Basic, Better, and Best, based on the additional margin of safety they may provide. Read about how we test car seats to learn more about our crash test protocol.