Car Accident Replacement necessary? Suggestions please!

EALOVE

New member
Hi all! Please bear with me! :)

I was recently in an accident that deemed my Odyssey a total loss. It was damage to the front of my vehicle. NO children were involved. :thumbsup: I had
-a Frontier 85 latched in the middle,
-a Britax Parkway with highback attached and not latched and
-a Graco Affix without highback and not latched in either.

The Frontier should be replaced I'm sure, right?
Both Boosters were on the vehicle floor after the accident. Should they be replaced? Assuming yes for the Britax, but not sure if both are necessary?


So now, what should I replace them with now that I have older children? :)
I have a smaller 5.5 yr old still harnessed, a smaller 7.5 year old high back boostered, and a 9.5 year old in a bottom booster.

I will be getting another Honda Odyssey, likely 2014. I haven't looked into carseats for a few years, so looking for suggestions on what to get. I need a good option of a harness to booster. I wasn't a huge fan of the Frontier 85 in booster mode as the seatbelt would never retract after unbuckling. It also lacked much of any recline ability in booster mode. My children are car sleepers. Is there a harness to booster seat that has good headwings and nice booster mode? Is the Clicktight better at this?

What's your favorite high-back booster these days?

Thank you very much!!
 
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spokaneCPST

CPST Instructor
Hi! You are right about needing to replace both boosters. Britax follows NHTSA standards, which require that all of the following be met:
1. Vehicle could be driven from the scene
2. Door closest to the car seat was no damaged
3. No occupant injuries
4. Airbags did not deploy
5. There is no visible damage to the carseat

If you do need to replace, the Frontier 90 with clicktight is a great, easy to install harnessed seat, but you would still have the same issues when using it as a booster. It is the longest lasting combination seat though. A new option with nice headwings and recline is the Chicco MyFit
 

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