Question Keyfit 30 question?

Kegracin · Jun 26, 2010

Has any one heard this before I found it some where else...and well there are more techs here then any where else.

"Someone recently said that Chicco says you have to meet all 3 requirements: weight, shell clearance, AND height. Once ANY of the 3 are broken, you have to discontinue using the seat."

I'm just wondering because well I have this seat and I figured it was like any other rf seat and it was out grown when there was less then one inch of shell left.

Thanks
Karie

armywife12 · Jun 26, 2010

Rear facing seats are outgrown when the child reaches the weight limit or when there is less than am inch of shell above the child's head. Many seats come with stated height limits but those are merely guidelines as children carry their height differently.

TiaxMarie · Jun 27, 2010

armywife12 said:
Rear facing seats are outgrown when the child reaches the weight limit or when there is less than am inch of shell above the child's head. Many seats come with stated height limits but those are merely guidelines as children carry their height differently.

I agree. We got a Keyfit30 for the new baby and plan on using it until she has less than an inch of shell above her head, or until I don't feel like using it anymore. My kids are tall, long torsoed, and I feel comfortable ignoring the stated height limit. :thumbsup:

Kegracin · Jun 27, 2010

TiaxMarie said:
I agree. We got a Keyfit30 for the new baby and plan on using it until she has less than an inch of shell above her head, or until I don't feel like using it anymore. My kids are tall, long torsoed, and I feel comfortable ignoring the stated height limit. :thumbsup:

That's was my plan too, but I wanted to make sure I didn't miss something.

Thanks

joolsplus3 · Jun 27, 2010

Might happen at the same time, it did for my baby, , though she was a little under the weight limit... http://picasaweb.google.com/joolstag/LeahInCarseats#5015871597836312962
All seats have pretty much the same rules (weight, head height, stated height limit, when the first one is reached, the seat is technically outgrown), but most of us feel comfortable using the height limit as a guideline rather than a hard rule for our own kids, as long as the other two rules are strictly stuck to (exceeding the weight or letting the head get too close to the top can increase injury risk in a crash because the seat may 'over rotate' and dump down too far, allowing the head to strike something in the interior of the car, like the front seat backs or side door).

HappyMommy · Jun 27, 2010

"Someone recently said that Chicco says you have to meet all 3 requirements: weight, shell clearance, AND height. Once ANY of the 3 are broken, you have to discontinue using the seat."

That's what the manual says and it is also what Chicco will tell you if you call them to ask (which I did). People here are ok disregarding the height limit and going with the 1 inch rule. However, this is not Chicco's position.

Cryssy Jane · Jun 27, 2010

HappyMommy said:
"Someone recently said that Chicco says you have to meet all 3 requirements: weight, shell clearance, AND height. Once ANY of the 3 are broken, you have to discontinue using the seat."

That's what the manual says and it is also what Chicco will tell you if you call them to ask (which I did). People here are ok disregarding the height limit and going with the 1 inch rule. However, this is not Chicco's position.

I've called Chicco and was never told this. I was just told height and weight. My manual also only says height and weight, mentions nothing of shell clearance. Also (now I did ask for a supervisor not a general customer service agent), the supervisor was completely ok with the 1 inch rule as long as baby doesn't exceed weight limits.

cryswilkins · Jun 27, 2010

HappyMommy said:
"Someone recently said that Chicco says you have to meet all 3 requirements: weight, shell clearance, AND height. Once ANY of the 3 are broken, you have to discontinue using the seat."

That's what the manual says and it is also what Chicco will tell you if you call them to ask (which I did). People here are ok disregarding the height limit and going with the 1 inch rule. However, this is not Chicco's position.

No manufacture is going to tell you to disregard their stated height limits.

I believe that NHTSA requires that they have a height limit stated in the manual, so that is what they do, however I think they probably pull it out of their butts.

HappyMommy · Jun 27, 2010

Cryssy Jane said:
I've called Chicco and was never told this. I was just told height and weight. My manual also only says height and weight, mentions nothing of shell clearance. Also (now I did ask for a supervisor not a general customer service agent), the supervisor was completely ok with the 1 inch rule as long as baby doesn't exceed weight limits.

Have you looked at the manual for the KeyFit30 recently?
I am quoting from page 24 of my Keyfit30 manual:
"ONLY use this child restraint if the child meets all of the following requirements:
- weight between 4 and 30 pounds (2 and 13.5 kg)
- height is less than 30 inches (76cm)
- top of head is at least 1 inch below top of carrier"
When I called Chicco, the customer representative was pretty adamant that ALL the requirements had to be met.

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