Chicco Keyfit 30 Infant Car Seat and Base

by Chicco

• The easiest infant car seat to install
• No.1 rated infant car seat in America
• 5-point harness adjusts with one hand
• Full body inserts for newborns 4-11 pounds to protect smaller babies
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging

Product Description

Color: Adventure

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The Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Seat and Base provides your infant with a safe way to travel in comfort and style. The practical design of the KeyFit system includes a five-point safety harness and reliable LATCH anchor, making it incredibly easy to use.

The Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat and Base offers: Energy-absorbing foam for side-impact protection. Five-point safety harness. Center-pull LATCH adjustment for security.

The Chicco KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat includes a newborn insert for smaller babies. View larger.

Quick, Easy Installation
With car seats, correct installation is a critical component of providing your infant with a safe ride. The Chicco KeyFit 30 System features a spring-assisted level foot, bubble levels and center-pull LATCH adjustment make safe and secure installation quick and easy.

Secure, Safe
The system is designed with energy-absorbing foam that provides impact protection, while a thickly cushioned seat pad and five-point harness ensure that your infant is comfortably secured. This system includes a removable newborn insert to ensure a proper fit for smaller babies, and it is rated safe for children up to 30 pounds. Removable seat padding and a removable head support let you further customize the fit for your child.

About Chicco
Chicco has been committed to providing simple and safe products for children all over the world since 1958. By providing products specific to each phase of growth and development, Chicco is committed to helping children grow up in the best possible way.

What's in the Box
KeyFit 30 Infant Car Seat with base and newborn insert.

Product Description

Product Description The seat interior is lined with "EPS" energy absorbing foam for improved impact protection. The large seat provides ample room for infants up to 30 lbs. Newborn infant insert provides improved fit and comfort for smaller babies from 4-11 lbs. Thickly cushioned seatpad made with the finest Italian woven fabrics. 5-point harness with one-hand center pull adjustment. Ergonomically designed carry handle with comfortable grip. Adjustable, multi-position canopy provides maximum protection from weather. Secure stroller attachment locks automatically into ChiccoCortina, Trevi and S3 strollers. Easy one-hand removal from both stroller and base. Conforms to FMVSS 213. KeyFit base has a "single-pull" LATCH adjustment for simple car seat installation. Precision bubble levels on both sides of base instantly verify carseat level. Spring assist leveling foot on base for quick and easy adjustments. Integral auto belt lock-offs are simple and easy- No more locking clips! Smooth underside of base protects vehicle seats. Recommended use for 4 to 30 lbs.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

663 of 672 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Please ignore the one star review March 31, 2008

By D. Hardaway TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Color Name:Adventure

Please ignore the reviewer who rated the seat one star due to the rebound issue. I am a certified child passenger safety technician and this is NOT a safety concern. Almost all rear facing seats will rebound in a crash. The only ones that won't are infant seats with rigid LATCH (the only one currently available in the US is the Baby Trend Latch-Loc with rigid LATCH) or one with an anti-rebound bar like the Britax Companion and convertible seats that tether rear facing (all Britax convertible seats, Sunshine Kids Radian, etc). As long as your seat moves less than an inch in any direction AT THE BELT PATH (i.e. on an infant seat with a base, right at the seat crack where the other poster said it was tight) it is safe. The Chicco KeyFit is a very good seat. It is without a doubt one of the best on the market currently. It installs like a dream and fits small babies very well. As a tech of seven years, I would not hesitate to recommend this seat or use it for my own child.

168 of 173 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Car Seat July 15, 2008

By K. Hanson

Color Name:Adventure

I did a lot of research on infant and convertible car seats before my daughter was born. We have a small two-door car, so I needed a narrow car seat that wasn't going to take up a huge amount of space. The Chicco Key Fit 30 fit the bill! (Although I did purchase the Extreme pattern, not the Adventure) It is a wonderful car seat, easily comes in and out of our small back seat and my daughter loves it. She is also a tall and slender baby, so the 30" height limit is great, as she would have grown out of other infant car seats already (at 6 months she's 25 inches and just 14 lbs). We were also involved in a car accident just a few weeks ago and the car seat kept my baby amazingly safe. While the rest of us were in pain from the accident, my baby was all smiles. Sadly we have to replace the original seat, but will be buying the exact seat again. If you have a small car and want a well made, safe car seat, the Chicco Key Fit 30 is the one for you!

60 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my baby's life! November 30, 2009

By A. Bofferding

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My husband and I originally purchased this on the recommendation of a friend. We liked the way it looked and it had pretty good reviews. We knew it was for safety, but I was attracted to the style and extended use (due to it lasting up to 30 lbs). Now our baby is 6 months old and on her second Chicco Keyfit 30 car seat.

We were in an accident when she was 5 months old and rolled our SUV one and a half times, landing upside down. She stayed put - she started crying but there wasn't a scratch on her, thank God. As a precaution we took her by ambulance to Dell Children's Hospital, but she checked out OK with all of the doctors there. They told us to keep doing what we had been doing, and that the car seat not only saved her life, but saved her from minor/serious injury. Our doctor also told us that having your child in an infant seat as long as possible is the best way to keep them safe.

We went onto Amazon the next day and ordered the exact same car seat (you have to replace ANY car seat after an accident). Here's a pros/cons list from our use so far:

Cons:

- Hot, low air-flow fabric (we live in Austin and she does sweat in it during the summer)
- Size makes it sit higher in grocery cart "seat" section than other car seats
- Ummm, I can't really think of another con :)

Pros:

- Stays locked right-side-up and up-side-down in accidents
- Lasts up to 30 lbs instead of 25 lbs like other seats
- Totally washable (she's projectile vomited in it *and the keyfit stroller* 3 times, and I've machine washed every bit of it)
- The base makes it easy to take in and out of your car without unstrapping the baby (my in-laws LOVED this feature)
- Stays put with either the seat locks or a seat belt securing it (the base was secured with a seat belt in the accident)
- Level on base and instructions on base make installation easy (you don't even have to refer to the manual)
- Ability to lock into the stroller makes shopping trips easier