Nissan Snug Kids Child Safety Seat Fit Guide

[drey]

Did you guys know that Nissan has compiled a list of car seats & boosters that fit in their vehicles, by vehicle? I was just looking at the Xterra, and it's a link under the model's Safety section... I'd post a link, but I don't think it'll work.

They also post contact information for all manufacturers of the seats in their listing, as well as some installation guidelines. I'm impressed that they made the effort to do this. I'd be even MORE impressed if CPS techs can verify their fit guide. ;)

[Dsunny1]

I wonder how they qualify or disqualify a "good fit" and if their "safety engineers" are CPST's? It is a good idea, but I wish we knew more about how they decide if the fit is good or bad. There are a number of convertible seats that pass when rf but not ff or vise versa. Thanks for pointing that site out to us.

[tchrgrrl]

That is really cool although the Regent isn't on there :rolleyes: I wonder if that means they didn't test it or it didn't fit?

[flipper68]

What an original idea!!

Car manufacturers being aware of car seat use!

Like the previous posts, it raises several questions:

How did they decide which seats to try?
Will it be updated? And how often?
If a seat isn't listed, does that mean it didn't fit?
If there are installation issues, are they considering any design changes to improve fit? Sharing their concerns with CR manufacturers?
What about different seating positions in the vehicle?
Ease of installation / access to LATCH/Tether anchor?
What about install w/LATCH vs. seat belt?

It is a good start.

[wendytthomas]

Here's the Xterra's link.

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/child_safety/child_safety_xterra.pdf

That one has the Regent on it.

Seems they only tried LATCH outboard. What about in the center with the seatbelt? I know this is the 2005-2006 model years, but in a 2001 Xterra a Wizard is incompatible FFing in the center with the lap belt. It's compatible outboard FFing and RFing. It's rare to find a Britax incompatibility, and they don't seem to cover all of the bases to even make sure they get an idea of all seating positions with all options.

Wendy

[Admin]

Nissan started this a few years ago. They do use CPS Technicians. They have a brochure on the program but I'm not sure how to get copies, you might be able to email them for it.

[DustysSweety]

hmm I just looked at the one for the Quest since i just bought a 2007 Quest and it doesn't list Graco car seats at all

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/child_safety/child_safety_quest.pdf (http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/child_safety/child_safety_quest.pdf)

[emandbri]

They started this a few years ago because a women in St. Louis made the news because she tried "5" seats in her maxima and couldn't find one that fit. She had side airbags and at the time it was unclear if they were safe or not so she had to put the child in the middle. What was funny is I think the "5" seats she tried were the century 1000, century 2000, century 3000, century bravarra, and a bravarra clone. For you youngins the century 1000, 2000, and 3000 are all the same seat just one with a 5-point, one t-shield, one overhead sheild and the bravara was really hard to fit in any car let alone one with a big hump in the middle!

[jmm3]

hmm I just looked at the one for the Quest since i just bought a 2007 Quest and it doesn't list Graco car seats at all

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/child_safety/child_safety_quest.pdf (http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/child_safety/child_safety_quest.pdf)

I think they do list some Graco seats, they're on the 2nd page. :) I have a Graco CarGo and Graco SS1 installed in my Quest's captains chairs (2005), and they're both really tight and went in really easily. I am using LATCH for both of them and the whole van shakes when I try to move them.