Question Height restriction AOE eddie bauer

Unregistered · Feb 18, 2010

I have an Eddie Bauer addition of the 2009 AOE 35 pounds rf car seat but the height restriction is 32 inches ds is 14 months and 24 pounds and 31.5 inches but he has PLENTY of head space left in fact his head is just now reaching the sip pillows do I need to either turn him around or go buy higher height restriction car seat??? I'd really rather he not turn around untill he is at least 2

Kat_Shoshin · Feb 18, 2010

Hi there,

Unfortunately, car seat manufacturers must put a height restriction on their carseats by law in Canada. It is unfortunate because a more accurate measurement would be a TORSO height restriction. There are some kids that are all legs. Mine is all torso (4t shirts, 2t pants

), and outgrows his seats more quickly than the height restriction would indicate.

Although as a technician, I cannot tell you to go against manufacturer's instructions, I can tell you that a car seat is outgrown rear facing when they reach the manufacturer's weight limit, or when their head is less than 1" below the top of the shell. The rest is a parental decision.

I can also tell you that as a tech, I have no idea how tall my child is in cms... but I know he fits based on this rule.

You are right that he is safest riding rear facing as long as possible. If it looks like he might be a tall skinny kid, you could look into the First Years True Fit, it does only have a 35lbs weight limit, but it has a nice high shell on it and will fit most tall skinny kids for years rear facing and then more forward facing.

canmom · Feb 18, 2010

Kat_Shoshin said:
Unfortunately, car seat manufacturers must put a height restriction on their carseats by law in Canada.

CMVSS doesn't require manufacturers to list a rfing height restriction. They have chosen to do so in Canada for not entirely known reasons to us. The TruFit, which goes by the 1" rule, is one seat that proves there is no such law.

As the pp mentioned the standard most of us go by is the 1" of hard shell above the child's head. If you are not comfortable not abiding by the manufacturers stated limit of 32" rfing, there are a number of seats available that go by 1" (or higher limits) rather than the seemingly standard 32" rfing height restriction.

TechnoGranola · Feb 18, 2010

canmom said:
CMVSS doesn't require manufacturers to list a rfing height restriction. They have chosen to do so in Canada for not entirely known reasons to us. The TruFit, which goes by the 1" rule, is one seat that proves there is no such law.

I thought CMVSS require a reaf-facing height to be listed? It just doesn't have to be the numerical height of the child. So for the True Fit and the My Ride (and maybe other seats) the height is the 1" rule.

canadiangie · Feb 18, 2010

CMVSS requires manufacturers to address rear facing height.

Some manufacturers go by a numerical limit (32 inches, 36 inches, 44 inches) and some go by the industry standard of '1 inch above head' rule.

Unregistered · Feb 18, 2010

wow - I just posted almost this same question and then came back to see this here!

This helps me too. Thanks!

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