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For more information, see our Car Seat Buyer's Guide.
In order to 'educate parents and caregivers about child safety seat features and which are easy to use as well as to assist you in narrowing your choices by selecting the appropriate child safety seat for your needs,' the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released ease of use ratings for child car seats. Under the new rating system, child restraints are given an overall ease-of-use rating at the 'A', 'B' or 'C' levels.
Remember that an 'A' rating doesn't mean that a car seat is safer than one with a 'B' or 'C' rating, but only that it is easier to use. A car seat that is easy to use may be less likely to be used incorrectly though, and so might be safer than a seat that is hard to use and is used improperly.
Here are the list of Booster Car Seats that were rated, with their overall ease of use rating.
Booster Seat Ratings
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| Manufacturer and Model Name |
Model Number and
Date of Manufacture |
Harness Type |
Weight/Height Range |
Overall Ease of Use Rating |
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Basic Comfort Galaxy 2000
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961/960-30 (01-10-2003) |
high back |
30-70 lbs/ 33"-54" |
B |
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Britax Roadster
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E900416 (09-04-2002) |
hb/backless |
40-100lbs/37"-56" |
B |
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Britax Starriser Comfy
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E900317 (02-04-2003) |
high back |
30-80 lbs/no height |
B |
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Cosco/Dorel Grand Explorer
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22-290-RON (11-11-2002) |
shield/backless |
30-40lbs 40-80 lbs up to 40" and 40-52" |
B |
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Dorel Safety First
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22-510-BDR (06-28-2002) |
high back |
30-80lbs/37-51" |
A |
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Dorel/Cosco Auto Booster
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22-297-WAL (02-07-2003) |
backless |
30-100 lbs/52" or less |
A |
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Dorel/Cosco Vista
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22-220-WAL (01-04-2003) |
high back |
30-80 lbs/52" or less |
A |
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Dorel/Cosco Voyager
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02-452-WAL (02-05-2003) |
high back |
30-80 lbs/ 51 |
A |
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Evenflo Right Fit
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245119 (08-01-2002) |
no back |
40-80 lbs/up to 60" |
B |
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Evenflo Sightseer
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2692198P1 (02-19-2003) |
high back |
30-80lbs/37"-54" |
A |
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Graco My Cargo
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8481CHL (02-01-2003) |
high back |
30-80 lbs/ 35"-54" |
B |
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Graco Turbo Booster HB
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8497LBT (10-06-2002) |
high back |
40-100 lbs/38"-57" |
A |
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Graco Turbo Booster NB
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84921CKT (08-27-2002) |
no back |
30-100 lbs/40"-57" |
A |
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LaRoche Bros. Grizzly Bear
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(02-12-2003) |
high back |
40-100lbs/36"-57" |
B |
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LaRoche Bros. Polar Bear
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2024-3 (08-29-2003) |
high back |
30-100lbs/33"-57" |
B |
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LaRoche Bros. Teddy Bear
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1 1998 (08-23-2002) |
high back |
30-80 lbs/33"- |
B |
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Recaro Start
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02107260 (05-02-2001) |
high back |
30-80 lbs/37"-59" |
B |
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