Need help adjusting the recline of your rear facing car seat? Some seats allow the use of a pool noodle or tightly rolled towel in the seat bight to achieve proper recline of the seat, here's how it should look. We suggest cutting the noodle into three 11" pieces, so they will fit in between the LATCH anchors.| Car Seats For The Littles
The Issue Some models of this seat don’t meet the Canadian requirements when installed with the vehicle seat belt and tether. Families who are impacted by this recall should contact Evenflo for a remedy kit. The seat can be installed with UAS in the meantime. Full Text of the Recall Recall Details Transport CanadaRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
About five years ago, dedicated LATCHable booster became available in both high back and backless versions. Combination seats could even use lower anchors.| Car Seats For The Littles
Have you had your car seat checked? As much as the technicians at CSFTL.org help people online every day, it is always a good idea to have an in-person carseat check done on your car seats. Nothing can replace working with a CPST and learning hands-on how to use your own seats in your own car properly.| Car Seats For The Littles
Hot car deaths, or vehicular hyperthermia, are among our worst nightmares as Child Passenger Safety Technicians. Every year, on average, 38 children die in hot cars. 2018 and 2019 were the worst years on record — 53 preventable deaths. The two main causes of death are: The child is unintentionally left in the car TheRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
NHTSA Recall ID Number : 25C006 Synopsis : Dorel Juvenile Group (Dorel) is recalling certain Safety 1st Grow & Go Sprint child seats. The included model numbers are CC321GYU, CC321GYUD, CC321GYY, CC321GYYD, CC321HAO, and CC321HAR. The headrest foam pad is not adequately secured, which can allow a child to pick off pieces of no foam.Read More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The UPPAbaby Mesa and now the Aria are mainstays of the rear facing only car seat world. It’s exciting to see that UPPAbaby has added a new convertible car seat to their lineup. Let’s meet the Rove! Right out of the box, the packaging includes a helpful QR code to get you started with registrationRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The Issue Chicco has issued a recall for MyFit Zip Air car seats (model numbers 07079561970070 and 04079561190070.) In certain configurations, the seat may allow excessive chest movement in a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Details The MyFit Zip Air is a model featuring a unique zip-off 3D AirMesh cover and Kid Console cupholderRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The Issue Incorrect Height Range on Label/FMVSS 213 An incorrect label may result in an improperly restrained child, increasing the risk of injury in a crash. Read the full text of the recall NHTSA Campaign Number: 25C004000 Manufacturer: Dorel Juvenile Group Components: EQUIPMENT, CHILD SEAT Potential Number of Units Affected: 73,144 Summary Dorel Juvenile GroupRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The Issue Columbus Trading-Partners USA, Inc. (CTP) is recalling certain Cybex Aton G, Aton G SensorSafe, Aton G Swivel, Aton G Swivel SensorSafe, Eos and Aton G Swivel Travel System, Eos and Aton G Travel System, Libelle and Aton G Travel System, and Beezy and Aton G Travel System child seats. The harness hip anchorageRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The Issue NHTSA Campaign Number: 25C003000 Missing Recall Registration Card/FMVSS 213 A missing recall registration card may result in an unregistered child seat, which can delay recall notification and increase the risk of injury. NHTSA Campaign Number: 25C003000 Manufacturer Evenflo Company, Inc. Components CHILD SEAT Potential Number of Units Affected 1,068 Summary Evenflo Company, Inc. (Evenflo) is recalling certainRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The Graco TurboBooster has been a mainstay of the booster seat world for quite a while now. Many a CSFTL child has ridden in a TurboBooster — some of those kiddos are now adults themselves. But the booster seat’s staying power lies in the fact that it’s easy to setup and use correctly and lastsRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
Somehow that little mewling Little to whom you gave birth only yesterday has grown and grown, and now you're wondering if it's time to do away with the booster all together.| Car Seats For The Littles
Our friends at Safe Traffic Systems are industry leaders when it comes to alternative options that allow children to ride safely in tight spaces, or when they’re on the go. The Gen5 Travel Vest is their main product, these days we find ourselves suggesting it quite often these days since the number of booster seatsRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
Diono is a name most of us know by now, it’s been around for quite some time. Both my college student and my high schooler rode in Diono’s Radian multimode car seat when they were young — we even traveled with our Radians! I know it seems a little unusual to start a review byRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
UPPAbaby’s Mesa rear facing only car seat is a mainstay in our world — in real life, I see so many of these seats during car seat checks. Since the Mesa was introduced, UPPAbaby has gone on to add the Mesa Max and the Mesa V2 to the lineup (I see a lot of those,Read More...| Car Seats For The Littles
We’ve noticed that many of the families we help in our Facebook group are looking for car seats to fit their vehicles rather than shopping for a new vehicle. We’ve also noticed a terrific trend – narrow car seats that offer families more options in tight spaces. Britax joins this important club with the Poplar,Read More...| Car Seats For The Littles
Safety 1st offers many multimode and convertible car seats already. This family of products continues to grow as different retailers request different features or price points. The latest addition to an already large family the TriMate/TriFit multimode car seat. Come along as we put this seat through the paces. CSFTL Quick Stats Rear facing weightRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
The day has arrived, Chicco has entered the rotating car seat chat! The number of rotating car seats on the market seems to do nothing but grow. At this point, most of the major manufacturers have at least one offering in this category. We’ve found a lot of similarities but an equal number of differentRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
Rotating convertible and multimode car seats are taking up an increasing percentage of store shelves. Families seem to like the convenience of loading their child as the child faces them, then rotating the seat into the proper direction. The Maxi-Cosi Peri 180 joins a very small number of rear facing only car seats that alsoRead More...| Car Seats For The Littles
It’s such a thrill to announce that the ABC Kids Expo has returned to much of its pre-pandemic glory. The Mandalay Bay Convention Center was mostly full of vendors touting their wares. Everything from innovations in potty seats to pre-production models of gadgets that may never see the inside of a store shelf is there,Read More...| Car Seats For The Littles