InternationalMama
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Is anybody else worried about going beyond the Complete Air's stated 40 inch limit?
I know I have read on here a lot that the actual height limit isn't important because only torso height matters, but in the case of the Complete Air it seems like kind of a grey area.
I've been looking at pics of 38" or 39" kids in the CA and they are still inside of the shell with more than an inch over their heads. I know the instructions say you can go to the top of the headrest, which would mean a lot more height, but I've been reading that people are wondering if that is really safe and I read that someone talked to Dorel and they said it was only tested to 40" which means unless the test dummy had no legs they didn't come close to testing it as high as they say it can be used.
It seems to me that by repeatedly stating that it can only be used to 40" Dorel escapes any liability that might occur if people use this seat beyond that height limit, which in practice means if they use it to the top of the shell or to the top of the headrest.
Everybody is saying what a lot of height for RF the CA has, but then I think about how they set their limit at 40" vs. the TF limit, which is 50" (only officially stated for FF) and that seems like a HUGE discrepancy between what is possible and what they have stated, much bigger than the usual. Does everyone still feel comfortable advising people to ignore the stated limit as seems standard practice?
I don't own the seat, but I'm curious about this because I looked at a growth chart and on his current curve my son will hit 40" well before he hits 40 lbs.
Sorry for rambling. I hope I made sense.
I know I have read on here a lot that the actual height limit isn't important because only torso height matters, but in the case of the Complete Air it seems like kind of a grey area.
I've been looking at pics of 38" or 39" kids in the CA and they are still inside of the shell with more than an inch over their heads. I know the instructions say you can go to the top of the headrest, which would mean a lot more height, but I've been reading that people are wondering if that is really safe and I read that someone talked to Dorel and they said it was only tested to 40" which means unless the test dummy had no legs they didn't come close to testing it as high as they say it can be used.
It seems to me that by repeatedly stating that it can only be used to 40" Dorel escapes any liability that might occur if people use this seat beyond that height limit, which in practice means if they use it to the top of the shell or to the top of the headrest.
Everybody is saying what a lot of height for RF the CA has, but then I think about how they set their limit at 40" vs. the TF limit, which is 50" (only officially stated for FF) and that seems like a HUGE discrepancy between what is possible and what they have stated, much bigger than the usual. Does everyone still feel comfortable advising people to ignore the stated limit as seems standard practice?
I don't own the seat, but I'm curious about this because I looked at a growth chart and on his current curve my son will hit 40" well before he hits 40 lbs.
Sorry for rambling. I hope I made sense.
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