RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness To Booster Car Seat

by Recaro

Product Features

• 5 Point Harness Usage: For a child 27 to 59 inches tall and 20 to 90 pounds; booster Usage: for a child 27 to 59 inches tall and 30 to 120 pounds
• Highest 5 Point harness capacity is 90 lbs highest in class
• RECARO Side Impact Protection is designed to protect each of the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in a side impact crash including their head, neck, face, torso and pelvis
• (EPS) foam absorbs crash force energy
• 2 multi-purpose storage pouches (snacks, drinks, MP3 player)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27 x 24 x 19 inches ; 22 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 27.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B003SOSWPK
• UPC: 882854990443
• Item model number: 385.01.MC11
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,495 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #23 in Baby > Car Seats > Car Seats > Booster
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Midnight

Amazon.com Product Description

Engineered with multiple safety features, the RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness Booster Car Seat offers unparalleled weight capacity for both the forward-facing car seat and the belt-positioning booster seat. The car seat is designed with side-impact protection and absorbing foam. Its color-coded belt guides, head restraint lever, and recline mechanism are user friendly. Plus, your child will appreciate the plush, cushioned seat and handy storage pockets.

ProSPORT Combination Harness Booster Car Seat
(Midnight)

At a Glance:

• Harness car seat with side-impact protection converts to belt-positioning booster seat
• Front-adjusting five-point harness, built-in LATCH system, universal top tether system
• Easy-to-adjust head restraint and color-coded belt guides for convenience
• Ergonomic shell structure and soft cushion seat for comfort
• Age/Weight Requirements: 20 to 90 pounds as a harness car seat; up to 120 pounds as a belt-positioning booster seat; 27 to 59 inches tall
• Warranty: Backed by limited one-year warranty

This seat's intelligent design and safety features keep your child secure and comfortable while they ride.
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EasyAdjust 5-point safety harness.
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EasyGuide
seat belt guides.
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Engineered for Safety with Side-Impact Protection

The RECARO ProSPORT offers an intelligent design that protects a child during a side-impact incident. The car seat's enhanced head wings shield the head and face while a head rest limits neck movement. For added safety, reinforcements at the sides, hips, and thighs help stabilize the torso and pelvis areas.

Adjustable Safety Harness and Head Rest

The five-point harness can be customized to properly fit your growing child. With its convenient lever lift, you can adjust the head rest into position to allow for proper alignment with the head.

Built-in LATCH System for Added Stability

Designed with a push-button LATCH system, the car seat is easy to secure to your vehicle. The car seat offers a universal top tether system as an added anchor.

Whether using the car seat in harness or booster mode, the color-coded belt guides help you secure it properly. A convenient recline system allows you to adjust the car seat to custom fit the backseat of your vehicle.

SoftTouch
seat cushion.
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ErgoShell structure.
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Comfortable, Ergonomic Seat Molds to Your Child's Shape

Featuring an ergonomic shell structure that offers support for your child's body, the car seat is pleasant and cozy for short errands or long road trips. The harness system features soft pads to make it more comfortable for your child. For a soft, cushion-like feel, the car seat is made of polystyrene foam (EPS) that absorbs external forces while providing ample room for growth.

Easy-Care Fabrics and Handy Storage Pockets

For no-fuss care and maintenance, the ProSPORT car seat comes in a variety of easy-to-clean fabrics and colors. The seat offers convenient storage pockets to hold snacks, cups, and other loose items.

Maximum Upper Weight Limits

With an upper weight limit of the harness system to 90 pounds, the car seat has the highest weight capacity for any car seat with a five-point harness system. When converted to a belt- positioning booster seat, the weight limit is 120 pounds--the highest weight capacity available of any belt-positioning booster seat.

Assembled in the United States, the car seat meets all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Child Restraint Systems (FMVSS 213) and Flammability of Interior Materials (FMVSS 302). It is also certified for air travel when used with the plane's seat belt.

The RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness Booster Car Seat is backed by a limited one-year warranty.

About RECARO: Experts in Automobile Seating and Safety

RECARO pairs a long history steeped in expertise and research of auto racing safety with strong partnerships among leading automotive companies to design safe, comfortable child car seats. With expert knowledge on current and future automotive seating technology, RECARO launched its first child car seat in 1998. Whether designing, engineering, and manufacturing seats for luxury high-performance racecars or seats that carry the most precious of passengers, RECARO is dedicated to combining smart design with the highest quality of materials.

What's in the Box

RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness Booster Car Seat and instruction manual.

ProSPORT Combination Harness Booster Car Seat
	Blue Opal	Midnight
	Misty	Envy
	Hanna
ProRIDE Convertible Car Seat
Blue Opal	Midnight
Misty	Envy
Hanna
ProBOOSTER High Back Booster Car Seat
	Blue Opal	Midnight
	Misty	Envy
	Hanna

From the Manufacturer

The ProSPORT is a high quality child restraint that provides parents and children the luxury and safety they need for happy travels. The ProSPORT incorporates RECARO's Side Impact Protection designed to distinctly protect each of the 5 vulnerable areas of a child in a side impact collision their head, neck, face, torso and pelvis. RECARO developed and optimized side impact protection for racecar seats in the 1990's then quickly adapted our expertise to set a new standard for premium child safety seats. EPS energy absorbing foam and the proprietary RECARO seat structure design combine to provide seating safety, style and comfort for your little one, once reserved only for the most prestigious automobile and racing seats in the world. Comfort padding, soft wear resistant fabric and an ergonomic shell design provide luxury comfort qualities in the ProSPORT that are equal to the RECARO name.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RECARO WILL SEND A LONGER REPLACEMENT HARNESS, January 11, 2012

By 

MomMD (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness To Booster Car Seat, Blue Opal (Baby Product)

Just wanted to let everyone know that I spoke with Recaro today and beginning in July 2011, they started manufacturing this model with a longer harness and they will send a new replacement harness to anyone who purchased the previous model. Hope this helps those of you (like myself) who were struggling with short straps! It is really a great (albeit heavy) seat that had a major flaw, which seems to have now been corrected!

84 of 104 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great seat, but harness option may be too tight for older kids...., January 31, 2011

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Christine Michaels - See all my reviews

This review is from: RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness To Booster Car Seat, Blue Opal (Baby Product)

Let me start by saying that this is one of the nicest harness to booster seats out there. And I feel like I reviewed/tested them all. The seat has many great features as previous posters have indicated, my favorites being:

- Seat comfort/plushness: I have seen several of the harness to booster seats in person (and my almost 5 year old has "tested" them) and it has the most substantial padding. No surprise there, Recaro is known for their seats!

- Adjustable 5pt. harness without having to re-thread harness straps - there is a nifty mechanism on the back of the seat that allows you to adjust the harness straps and head restraint up and down to 4 different locations. Great for when child grows.

- Head and side impact protection - I loved the way the head and side "wings" fit around her body - looked to me like she would be super duper safe in the event of an accident from the side and also looked to protect the body better than some other seats (of course, no real crash test evidence here, just stating my opinion)

- Fit to Vehicle - a cinch to install, took me less than 5 minutes to get a good, tight fit with LATCH.

So why only 3 stars?

One of the reasons I was attracted to this seat was the harness option to 90 lbs and 57 inches tall. After having a long conversation with a car seat safety expert in my area who convinced me that children should be harnessed as long as possible for obvious safety reasons, I decided to switch her out of the booster I was already using and get her back into a harness that I could switch to booster mode when she is older. The ProSport seemed to fit the bill perfectly as it looks like a "big girl seat" to her and I would have the option to harness her for one or two more years (or more if she let me!)

So here's the major con - my daughter is pretty average for height and weight for an almost 5 year old at 40 lbs, 40 inches. With a winter coat on, the harness is incredibly snug and extremely difficult to close. I can't imagine someone even 10 lbs. heavier being able to fit in the harness with a jacket, let alone at 90 lbs. For comparison purposes, I checked the Britax Frontier 85 to see how much "slack" the harness had, and it had WAY more room to grow.

I really feel like the Recaro is a better seat, but since the harness is important to me, I might have to reconsider. I did play around with it to make sure I wasn't missing anything and also went back to the store where I purchased it and watched the salesperson try to adjust it. Unfortunately, it's the way it is. He also agreed it was difficult to close.

For those that have younger / smaller kids, I can certainly understand why people love the seat, and my gripe may not even be an issue for those that won't be harnessing their 5+ year old, 40 lb. children. I'm just extremely disappointed that Recaro claims the seat will accommodate a 90lb / 57 inch tall child when I think those numbers are way off. Fix the harness Recaro, and you have one incredible seat on your hands. Until then, I think I have to consider a harness to booster with more room.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Piece of mind., January 2, 2011

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bloodymac - See all my reviews

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This review is from: RECARO ProSPORT Combination Harness To Booster Car Seat, Blue Opal (Baby Product)

My wife and I are new parents, and we may fall for the gimmicks offered by the general baby market. However, I feel strongly about providing the best support in a vehicle possible to kids who are not fully formed, and Recaro delivers. I held on to our rear facing child seat, until my son was about to outgrow it any day now, and he was whiny/fussy every time in it. Even though this didn't bother me as long as he was safe, I knew the time was coming that we had to upgrade, so I started to research. I found several seats that claimed all kinds of things, and every price tag. I asked other parents, and even looked up independent reviews online, but I came to the conclusion. If you are after "piece of mind," and want the safest seat possible for your little one, don't shop at your local retailer or the brands that are offered to any passer by at the plaza. Recaro has revolutionized the safety seats for over 100 years now, and after buying one, I'm not disappointed. Craftsmanship, is far superior to the loose/falling apart local store brands, and the materials feel amazing for a baby seat. It's big, but fits my 15 month old, and he absolutely loves it. I can't sit in the seat to tell you how it feels for extensive periods, but the way it felt, made all the other low end padded chairs seem like a rip off. Yes this chair is over 200 dollars, but would I be happy buying a 100 dollar chair that my son hated? or wouldn't sit in? Just to find out that I should of purchased the model that everyone is raving about? NO. Believe the reviews, this thing is really nice.

I will update the review if anything should change my mind or an accident happens, I will report back anything learned. Also the Recaro website doesn't provide fabric used for each of the seats, so I emailed them, and will copy it below. Enjoy, if you are able to purchase this seat... You will be happy, and so will your little one.

Misty - Micro Suede

Blue Opal - Soft Cotton Poly

Midnight - Microfiber

Two new seats added:

ENVY - SOFT COTTON POLY MATERIAL

HANNA - DENIER

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