Britax Frontier Booster Car Seat
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- Recommended For Ages: More than 4 Years
- Additional Features: Latch System Articulating Armrests Top Tether Strap
- Type: Booster
- Seating Direction: Forward Facing
- Restraint System: 5-Point Safety Harness
- Adjustable Harness Height: Adjustable Harness Height
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Britax = "Recalls-R-Us"
Pros
--Looks Good<br>--5-Point Restraint in a Booster Seat
Cons
--Thin straps that twist <br>--Requires constant re-jiggering each time seat is used<br>--Constant safety recalls
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
Wait to buy until: (1) Britax works out the safety bugs (2 years) and (2) puts thicker straps on the seat so that they do not twist constantly.
I just purchased 2 Frontier Boosters (replacing 3 Britax Marathons). They look good. However, the booster seat restraints have thin straps--meaning that they become tangled in the buckles each time they are used. This requires CONSTANT re-jiggering and untangling---each time a child gets in or out of the seat. Needless to say, this is very inconvenient.
However, my biggest complaint is that these items (like the Marathons) were recalled almost as soon as I installed them. While I am happy that they "test the recall adjustment 'fixes' ", it would be so much more convenient if they applied the same rigor to their product design and tested their INITIAL designs before "testing" them on the populace.
EVEN WORSE---when I went to the Britax website to "register" for my recall "fix", I received two different answers about the recall FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL SEAT when I registered:
--Your seat has been recalled
--Your seat has NOT been recalled
There was no way to contact Britax about this discrepancy (again, this happened for EACH seat---this is not a matter of getting one answer for one seat serial number and one answer for the second serial number).
All my Britax products have been recalled at least once---requiring full or partial re-installment (usually in the dead of winter). For the price, these folks need to get their act together.