My 4yr old is 44" and 51 lbs. Her shoulders are now higher than the straps on the Chicco Nextfit Zip. According to the instructions this indicates she has outgrown her seat, which was confirmed by a call back from Chicco. She is pretty far from the 49" and 65 lbs. at which the seat was supposed to max out. Is this a common issue? Do I have any recourse? It would have been nice if Chicco would have offered a coupon or something. Being that my cars are small and there are four adults, two of whom have to squeeze on either side of the seat, what seat do we get next? I want to keep her in a HBB, as she has low muscle tone and impulsive behavior. I am concerned she would unbuckle herself and she wouldn't be safe in a three point belt. Any advise is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Question Chicco Nexfit Zip -Outgrown too soon
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Hi there.
No, there's no recourse, as she's hit one of the stated limits in the manual. It's 49" OR 65 pounds OR shoulders over the top harness height OR tops of the ears over the top of the headrest. Since Chicco cannot predict her torso length, they are not at fault.
A high back booster uses a three point belt. So that's not at all what you want right now. In addition to her low tone (which is usually fine in a high back booster), she's simply too young to be safe in one. But a combination seat would be perfect. I'd look at the Britax Frontier, Britax Pioneer, Chicco MyFit (you'll recognize a lot of similarities with your NextFit, and it's a LOT narrower so the people on the sides won't be as squished). They all have 19.5" to 20.5" top harness height, up from the NextFit's 17.5".
Wendy
No, there's no recourse, as she's hit one of the stated limits in the manual. It's 49" OR 65 pounds OR shoulders over the top harness height OR tops of the ears over the top of the headrest. Since Chicco cannot predict her torso length, they are not at fault.
A high back booster uses a three point belt. So that's not at all what you want right now. In addition to her low tone (which is usually fine in a high back booster), she's simply too young to be safe in one. But a combination seat would be perfect. I'd look at the Britax Frontier, Britax Pioneer, Chicco MyFit (you'll recognize a lot of similarities with your NextFit, and it's a LOT narrower so the people on the sides won't be as squished). They all have 19.5" to 20.5" top harness height, up from the NextFit's 17.5".
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We're going through the same thing. I agree, the Britax Frontier Clicktight is the way to go. We're happy with ours.
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