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Now if they could just make the 3-in-1s a better booster we'd be set. (
I'm almost positive it won't be retroactive. The AO/E has failed compliance testing with NHTSA (head excursion too high), and most of us who speculate suspect it's because they were using the top slot (Dorel claims to have retested the seats so they pass, but NHTSA still has an F on their page last I checked...).
The good thing is that the ones with the 50 pound limit will have the new rules, so that should help limit confusion, I think.
I may consider the ao as my next hwh seat. My 8 year old has a 16.5 inch torso and weighs 45 pounds. If it fits with all my seats- the prices is better for me than a radian. (The eta is way too wide for 6 kids in car seats.) I'd definitely go with a dedicated booster later.
Any word on whether it will be retroactive with the AO/AOE? I can see trying to convince parents otherwise--if it's not, and having lots of headaches.
Especially with the thing about the top position, are they doing something to the seat, or just removing the restriction. Since there are apparently known deaths related to using the top position in harnessed mode, I would hope this means they are tweaking the seat and not just saying ..."ooh new stickers!"
Remember recently with some confusion with the Evenflo Triumph Advance--but the regular Triumph being stocked under the signage, confusing some parents.
Re: Dorel; all I can think is "A day late and a dollar short."
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