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    Highback Booster
    • Harness mode: 22-40 lbs, 34-43 in.
    • Booster mode: 40-80 lbs, 43-52 in.

    Price

    $60.00

    * This Model May Have Limited Distribution

    Description

    • Harness mode: 22-40 lbs, 34-43 in.
    • Booster mode: 40-80 lbs, 43-52 in.

    CR 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 Toddler-Booster Seats

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Ease of use
    4  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle LATCH
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle belt
    4  /  5
    Crash protection/Belt fit booster
    4  /  5
    Booster fit
    4  /  5
    Harnessed crash protection
    BEST

    Pros

    • Very good balance of crash protection, ease-of-use and vehicle fit
    • Lightweight seat

    Cons

    • Lower harness limit (40 lbs.) than most other combination seats
    • Harness must be removed and stored separately for booster use
    • Cover removal requires complete removal of the harness system

    CR's Take

    The Cosco Highback is a lightweight, high performer at a value price. It has a lower, 40-lb. harnessed weight capacity, meaning the transition from harness to booster is required sooner than most other combination seats.

    Detailed Test Results

    Consumer Reports’ car seat crash test, developed in 2014, provides comparative performance information on which car seats could provide an additional margin of safety.  All child seats sold in the United States are required to meet government safety standards, and Consumer Reports’ tests are not designed to test compliance with those standards.  Rather, we evaluate the seats’ performance under conditions designed by our experts to simulate certain crash scenarios, and rate them on a scale ranging from “basic” to “best.”  The test conditions have been carefully designed to simulate the interior environment and forces encountered during a crash in contemporary vehicles. For more information on our crash test protocol, please click here.

    About

    The Cosco Highback Booster is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Toddler-Booster Seats models like the Highback Booster 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 the labels and instructions, adjustments of clips and buckles, the transition of the seat between harness and booster modes and installation features such as LATCH connections and top tethers.

    Fit-to-vehicle LATCH: A rating of how easy it is to securely and correctly install each seat, in the harnessed mode, using the LATCH system in a variety of vehicles and how well they fit each vehicle once installed.

    Fit-to-vehicle belt: A rating of how easy it is to securely and correctly install each seat, in the harnessed mode, using the vehicle seat belts in a variety of vehicles and how well they fit each vehicle once installed.

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