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Graco My Ride 65

Recall notice

Graco Children's Products Inc. (Graco) is recalling certain My Ride 65 convertible child restraints to replace harness webbing that failed in webbing strength tests. Seats should continue to be used until replacement harness kits are available. Graco will notify owners and send replacement harness kits free of charge beginning in July 2017. Click here for more information or to see if you child seat is affected.

One of multiple convertible seats offered by Graco.

CR Expert Take

How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

The Overall Score for this model is derived from our expert lab test results.

Current Range of Tested Convertible Car Seats

What goes into the Overall Score?

EXPERT LAB TESTS

Ease of use

3 / 5

Rear LATCH

4 / 5

Rear belt

4 / 5

Forward LATCH

5 / 5

Forward belt

5 / 5

Crash protection

BETTER

Pros

Forward-facing fit to vehicle
Separate rear and forward-facing LATCH straps

Cons

Long shell may not fit in smaller cars or third rows when rear-facing
Confusing harness height adjustment

CR's Take

A good choice for larger cars with enough room to accommodate this seat rear-facing.

Detailed Test Results

Consumer Reports’ car seat crash test, developed in 2014, provides comparative performance information on which car seats could provide an additional margin of safety. All child seats sold in the United States are required to meet government safety standards, and Consumer Reports’ tests are not designed to test compliance with those standards. Rather, we evaluate the seats’ performance under conditions designed by our experts to simulate certain crash scenarios, and rate them on a scale ranging from “basic” to “best.” The test conditions have been carefully designed to simulate the interior environment and forces encountered during a crash in contemporary vehicles. For more information on our crash test protocol, please click here.

About

The Graco My Ride 65 is part of the Car Seats test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Convertible Car Seats models like the My Ride 65 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Ease of use: Our judgment of how easy each seat is to use including the clarity of labels and instructions, adjustments of clips and buckles, the transition of the seat from rear facing to forward facing and installation features such as LATCH connections and top tethers.

Rear LATCH: Rear-facing installation using the LATCH system. A rating of how compatible, easy and secure a child car seat can be correctly installed in certain test vehicles. This rating is based on a rear-facing installation using the LATCH system.

Rear belt: Rear-facing installation using vehicle seat belts. A rating of how compatible, easy and secure a child car seat can be correctly installed in certain test vehicles. This rating is based on a rear-facing installation using the vehicle belts.

Additional Information

If you already own this model, please be aware that some of these seats are part of a recall initiated in the spring of 2014 for difficulty in releasing the buckle mechanism. To check if your seat is affected, use the following links to access manufacturer and model specific information related to this recall. Graco Recall

This recall does not affect products currently available for purchase at retail.

Features & Specs

Features

LATCH connectors

Hook

Harness adjustment

Threaded Slots

Recline level indicator type

Ball

Recline level indicator position

One Side

Multiple recline positions

Spanish language instructions

Included

Specs

Rear facing weight range (lbs.)

5-40

Forward facing weight range (lbs.)

20-65

Height range (in.)

50 or less

Seat weight (lbs.)

Base width (in.)

Overall width (in.)

Shell height (in.)

Overall height (in.)

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Graco My Ride 65

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CR Expert Take

Overall Score

What goes into the Overall Score?

EXPERT LAB TESTS

CR's Take

Detailed Test Results

About

Additional Information

Features & Specs

Features & Specs

Features

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