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    Atlas
    • Harness mode: 22-65 lbs, 27-49 in.
    • Booster mode: 30-100 lbs, 38-57 in.

    Price

    $135.00

    * This Model May Have Limited Distribution

    Description

    • Harness mode: 22-65 lbs, 27-49 in.
    • Booster mode: 30-100 lbs, 38-57 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
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle LATCH
    5  /  5
    Fit-to-vehicle belt
    4  /  5
    Crash protection/Belt fit booster
    N  /  A
    Booster fit
    4  /  5
    Harnessed crash protection
    BASIC

    Pros

    • Easy transition from harness to booster use
    • Harness stores within seat for booster use
    • Excellent ease-of-use
    • Clear labels and instructions

    Cons

    • Top tether retention for children weighing more than 40 lbs

    CR's Take

    The Graco Atlas transitions easily from harness mode to booster mode and is overall an easy seat to use. Due to our crash test results, CR does not recommend use in harness mode for children weighing greater than 40 lbs.

    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 Graco Atlas is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Toddler-Booster Seats models like the Atlas 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.

    Additional Information

    In Consumer Reports’ crash tests, 2 of 2 Graco Atlas 65 seats tested forward-facing with a 62 lb. dummy, representing a heavier 6 year old child, and 2 of 2 Atlas seats tests forward-facing with a 52 lb. dummy, representing an average 6 year old child, the structure that anchors the seat’s top tether broke in our tests, enabling the top tether strap to extend. This allowed the seat and dummy to move farther forward than in tests where the top tether anchorage remains intact, and it resulted in pieces of sharp plastic in areas that may contact the child. This could provide a lesser margin of safety when compared to other models subjected to the same test protocol. As required of all car seats sold in the U.S., the Graco Atlas 65 must comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and the manufacturers self-certify to such compliance. The federal standard is designed to ensure an essential level of crash protection. CR’s crash evaluation of car seats is based on how each seat’s performance compares with that of similar models in our 35 mph frontal crash tests. Given the results for the Graco Atlas 65, we believe there are better choices that could provide a greater margin of safety in certain crash conditions similar to those simulated in our tests. 

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