News Recaro Proride can be used RF past 36 months!!

Per Recaro customer service:

First email:


The age restriction has been taken out of the ProRide manual. However the weight and height restrictions must be followed.



Here are the guidelines for use of the ProRide:



A childCANuse the ProRIDE in theRear-FacingpositionONLYif:



• The child’s weight is between5and 35

pounds (2.3 kgand 15.9 kg).



• The harnessCANbe positionedATor

BELOWthe child’s shoulders, when the

child is seated in the ProRIDE.



• The child’s seated height* isLESS

than22.5 inches(57cm).



• When sitting in the ProRIDE the top of

the child’s head isNOTcloser than 1

inch (2.5cm) from the top edge of the

ProRIDE seat back.



*NOTE: A child’s seated height measures the distance from the top

of their head to the bottom of their tailbone, when they are sitting.



Second email (after I asked if it was retroactive):


The engineer says that it is “grandfathered” in to include prior models. Remember, the size and weight restrictions are what most make a seat suitable or not.




Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards,



Carol Ruscoe

Customer Service Associate

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Great! Thanks for e-mailling them! Now I don't have to in a few months.

I had measured awhile ago for someone else. Here is the pic. This is with no compression.

And FTR - my 6 year old still fits.

(It is a proride - it's just wearing signo clothes. LOL)

djma said:

I had measured awhile ago for someone else. Here is the pic. This is with no compression.

And FTR - my 6 year old still fits.

(It is a proride - it's just wearing signo clothes. LOL)

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Weird. I just measured mine and came up with 17" with no compression.

Goid to know the age restriction was taken off. I was debating FF at 3 or buying more seats.

purplemama said:

The engineer says that it is “grandfathered” in to include prior models. Remember, the size and weight restrictions are what most make a seat suitable or not.

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Typically "grandfathered in" means that an older thing is NOT affected by a change, though they do seem to mean that older models are included.

I would have no qualms at all using the seat for a child older than 36 months who still fit, but I'm glad they're getting rid of that pointless and counterproductive restriction.

For those who have the ProRide, I am missing all the measurements for this seat (http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=150638). If someone has time, please submit some measurements for the measurements/data spreadsheets.
Convertible Data Submission Form