Why can't a Defender be LATCHED as a booster...

rin2809

Active member
Yes, I know that the answer to this is because Harmony says no and it wasn't tested that way, but I just don't understand why... All the pieces are there and obviously the LATCH is safe for the weight of the seat. Come on Harmony!

It's going to be a very very long time before we are planning to use the seat as a booster, but all my other Combo seats allow for LATCH in booster mode and it's frustrating to me this isn't. Not sure if the convenience will be worth the cost of a new one down the road.

OK rant over. I needed to get that out to somebody and by DH will think I am crazy thinking about boosters we won't need for 3+ years.
 
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aporthole

Active member
If you contact them directly they permit it. They will emphasise that the lower anchors in booster mode do not restrain the child (well, duh) and only the seat.
 

Brigala

CPST Instructor
Yup. In this case, the answer is "because people will latch the car seat in and then neglect to buckle the seat belt over the child."
 

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