ARLINGTON, Va. – Out of 54 booster seats introduced last year, 47 of them have earned high praise from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The nonprofit states it strives to cover the entire U.S. booster market, issuing “BEST BET” ratings for booster seats that provide a good seat belt fit for typical 4- to 8-year-olds in almost any car, minivan or SUV.
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Boosters that are rated GOOD BETs provide acceptable belt fit in almost any vehicle, while those rated Check Fit could work for some children in some vehicles. Seats designated “Not Recommended” don’t provide good belt fit and should be avoided.
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Of the 54 seats graded this go-around, one was rated “GOOD BET,” six were rated “Check Fit” and none took home the “Not Recommended” label. The 54 are comprised of 36 distinct models of booster seats, with 19 rated twice due to being dual-use seats deployable in either “highback” or “backless” mode, the nonprofit states.
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The institute’s latest list is as follows:
BEST BET
- Britax Highpoint (highback mode)
- Britax Skyline (highback mode)
- Century Boost On 2-in-1 Slim High Back Booster (backless mode)
- Century Boost On 2-in-1 Slim High Back Booster (highback mode)
- Chicco KidFit Zip Air (backless mode)
- Chicco KidFit Zip Air (highback mode)
- Chicco KidFit Zip Plus (backless mode)
- Chicco KidFit Zip Plus (highback mode)
- Cybex Solution B2-Fix + Lux (highback)
- Cybex Solution B-Fix (highback)
- Diono Monterey 2XT (backless mode)
- Diono Monterey 2XT (highback mode)
- Diono Monterey 5iST FixSafe (highback)
- Diono Radian 3QXT (highback)
- Diono Radian 3RX (highback)
- Diono Radian 3RXT Safe+ (highback)
- Diono Radian 3QX (highback)
- Diono Solana (backless)
- Diono Solana 2 (backless)
- Evenflo ALL4One (backless mode)
- Evenflo ALL4One (highback mode)
- Evenflo All4One DLX (backless mode)
- Evenflo GoTime (backless)
- Evenflo GoTime LX (backless mode)
- Evenflo GoTime LX (highback mode)
- Evenflo GoTime Sport (backless mode)
- Evenflo GoTime Sport (highback mode)
- Evenflo Revolve360 (highback)
- Graco 4Ever DLX Extend2Fit (backless mode)
- Graco 4Ever DLX Extend2Fit (highback mode)
- Graco 4Ever DLX Extend2Fit SnugLock (backless mode)
- Graco 4Ever DLX Extend2Fit SnugLock (highback mode)
- Graco 4Ever DLX SnugLock Grow (backless mode)
- Graco 4Ever DLX SnugLock Grow (highback mode)
- Graco Nautilus SnugLock Grow (backless mode)
- Graco Nautilus SnugLock Grow (highback mode)
- Graco Tranzitions SnugLock (backless mode)
- Graco Tranzitions SnugLock (highback mode)
- Graco TriRide (highback)
- Graco TurboBooster LX (backless)
- Graco TurboBooster Stretch (backless mode)
- Graco TurboBooster Stretch (highback mode)
- Graco Turn2Me 3-In-1 Car Seat (highback)
- Graco 4Ever DLX SnugLock (backless mode)
- Harmony Dreamtime Elite with LATCH (backless mode)
- Harmony Dreamtime Elite with LATCH (highback mode)
- Harmony Youth Booster Elite with LATCH (backless)
GOOD BET
- Evenflo All4One DLX (highback mode)
CHECK FIT
- Britax Highpoint (backless mode)
- Britax Skyline (backless mode)
- Century Drive On 3-in-1 (highback)
- Graco 4Ever DLX SnugLock (highback mode)
- Graco SlimFit3 LX (highback)
- Graco True3Fit LX (highback)
Learn more at iihs.org.
Check the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website for recalls of booster and other child seats.
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