The First Years Via Infant Car Seat - Cappuccino

by The First Years

Product Features

• Uniquely designed comfort carry right handle
• Multi beam back frame to reinforce structure
• Triple-layer padding provides superior comfort
• Full EPS foam liner to absorb energy
• Fits babies between 4 to 22 pounds and up to 30"

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 15 x 16 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 21.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00115QPBQ
• UPC: 071463110094
• Item model number: Y11009
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,276 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Via Infant Car Seat features a uniquely designed comfort carry-right handle, multi beam back frame to reinforce structure. The triple layer padding provides superior comfort. It has a full EPS foam liner to absorb energy and deep side wings for side impact protection. This car seat has a built-in lock off for secure installation and two separate latch attachment points. The Via Infant Seat is compatible with The First Years Magna Light Stroller (sold separately). It fits babies between 4 to 22 pounds and up to 30".

Product Description

The Via Infant Car Seat will keep your baby safe and secure. It features a multi-beam back frame for added reinforcement and triple-layer padding that will give your baby superior comfort. The Via Infant Car Seat also has deep side wings for side impact protection and a full EPS foam liner. And for mom and dad's comfort, there is a uniquely designed comfort carry-right handle.

Features:

• Uniquely designed comfort carry-right handle
• Multi-beam back frame to reinforce structure
• Triple-layer padding provides superior comfort
• Full EPS foam liner to absorb energy
• Deep side wings for side impact protection
• Built-in lock-off for secure installation
• Two separate LATCH attachments points
• For infants 4 to 22 lbs. and up to 30 inches tall

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Via- Easy to use, easy to carry, easy to like, April 4, 2009

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A. Baker - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Years Via Infant Car Seat - Cappuccino (Baby Product)

I am a carseat fanatic and have owned dozens of seats over the past ten to fifteen years. I have owned four different infant seats in recent years and this is my favorite seat so far.

The handle on this seat is extremely comfortable to carry. It is well-padded, well-molded, and easy to adjust into one of the five different positions provided.

The base is extremely easy to install with either LATCH or a seatbelt. It is easy to adjust in height, easy to click the seat into, and easy to clean (unfortunately, I have already had to do a major clean!).

The canopy, which snaps onto the back of the seat and unsnaps for full rotation, is nicely sized to provide protection from the sun.

The padding on this seat is fabulous. The entire seat is lined in energy-absorbing EPS foam, there is a layer of comfort foam under the baby's body, and the entire cover is also padded. In addition, there are harness covers and a head support.

The bottom harness slots are low enough that a preemie or newborn fits well in this seat.

It is true that you cannot use this seat on a shopping cart, but you should not use ANY carseat on top of a shopping cart. It is very dangerous to do so. This seat fits PERFECTLY in the basket of standard shopping carts, though. :) While that doesn't leave much room for groceries or other purchases, it isn't impossible, as long as you are creative. :)

While this seat doesn't snap into many strollers, it does fit well in some larger strollers. As long as there is a tray and the seat is fairly large, the Via will fit.

I adore this seat and will recommend it to anyone with a small baby. I love it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Safest and so comfy, March 6, 2011

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MomOf3 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The First Years Via Infant Car Seat - Cappuccino (Baby Product)

I got this car seat for my son when he was 3 months old. He has scoliosis and HATED his Graco. I tried the padded inserts and various other tricks to soften up the seat but finally had to find an alternative. At only 12lbs he swam in the convertible we tested so I thought we'd give this a try.

The padding is like having little puffy pillows keeping him in place and happy! This seat is a true Life Saver! When he was 7 months old I was in a fatal head on collision with a drunk driver. My son didn't have a scratch on him. The car seat was hit so hard the metal clamps that "click" it to the base must have fused the two peices together because we could not remove the seat and had to cut my suv's belt to remove it. The CHP officer was shocked that the two peices stayed together. He said he has seen in other crashes that the base stays in the car but the seat and baby are usually knocked off the base and discharged from the vehicle. Scary to even imagine but it is a reality.

The seat was under warranty and the manufacturer UPS'd me a brand new seat and had me return mine (postage paid) for research. I'm so thankfull (and lucky) I took a chance and purchased this seat!

As for convienence the car seat is compatible with a few Evenflo strollers (full size) and DOES SNAP INTO the Inglesina Zippy stroller. It was made to be compatable with this car seat, but it is not cheap. I use an Evenflo and my husband added a belt to strap the seat in so it can't fall out.

I will continue to buy Compass and The First Years car seats as my children grow.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars color problem, November 14, 2008

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J.N. (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

I recently purchased this car seat from Amazon and I was at first really excited about receiving it, but when it did arrive the outside color that I thought was a deep chocolate or coffee brown was actually a dark navy blue like color. I am having a girl so i was extremely disappointed as i thought that having an all brown seat would be cute and gender neutral for my future children.

It also appears to be a really soft, almost microfiber like material but it isnt. It had a tag attached to it promoting that the material is easily cleaned and wipeable. The material did not feel cheap to me but i was really looking for a super soft material for my new baby.

I was happy with the amount of padding in the seat and it did look very comfortable. The handle was also a nice material and felt good to hold. I also was happy to see that on the handle you can add pictures or info. to make it more personalized.

overall it is a very well made seat but I was unhappy about the color and I am returning mine.

Hope this helps! :)