The First Years True Fit™ Rebound Convertible Car Seat (C670)- Review

The First Years True Fit Rebound Convertible Car Seat from Learning Curve, designed for babies and children from 5-65 lbs., was recently awarded a 5-star Ease of Use Rating from the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration (its highest rating). It offers greater safety in the case of an accident by two methods: first, by its Rebound Energy Management System, which helps reduce the risk of broken bones in a serious car accident for rear-facing passengers, and second, by being so easy to correctly install and adjust.

The main reasons a carseat may fail to protect a child in an accident is because the carseat was either improperly installed, or the carseat was not correctly adjusted for the child, with the shoulder straps and safety harness improperly fitted. The True Fit carseat helps keep your child safer as a result of being extremely easy to install into the backseat of your car, and easy to adjust to fit your child, reducing risks of both serious and minor injuries.

Some of the great features of the True Fit Rebound:

* Features a flip-up rebound bar that helps manage the rebound during a crash when rear-facing
* Side-impact tested to international standards
* Easy to install, decreasing the chances of incorrect installation
* Multi-position recline whether forward or rear-facing (only convertible car seat to offer this)
* Seat is fully lined with EPP foam and features deep side wings, comfortable padding, and a removable headrest
* No re-threading is required (This is a big one for us...our infant carseat was a bit of a nightmare)
* Easy-to-read angle indicator for rear-facing position
* Offers important basic safety features, such as a 5-point safety harness
* Can be used in the rear-facing position for up to 35 lbs (it is generally recommended to use carseats in the rear-facing position for a long as possible)
* Can be used in the forward-facing position up to 65 lbs and 50 inches
* Seat pad snaps on and off for easy cleaning


We had the opportunity to review the True Fit Rebound Convertible C670 Carseat recently. The seat and headrest fabric is a soft, suede-like material and the harness and seat pads display the Retro Geo Urban pattern (it's available in many other patterns as well). It is heavily padded, with an extra, very comfortable, removable lumbar/seat pad for your littler passengers :), and once removed, a nicely cushioned seat for older passengers. In addition to making the ride more enjoyable for children, I always like extra padding because I feel it absorbs some of the impact in an accident, so there is less risk of breaks, bruises, whiplash, etc. The extra pad for babies and smaller children helps keep them very snugly in place in the carseat.

My husband had no difficulty installing the True Fit in his car. We especially loved how easy it was to adjust the height of the shoulder straps (with tabs on either side of the carseat). It's pretty difficult to make any mistakes, because everything is labelled very clearly (lift here, pull, etc), making adjustments in the harness tension and height, the shoulder height, and the recline all very simple. There is a removable headrest with padded side wings as well (my son is too young for this, so we stored it away for now), and when the Rebound Management Bar is not being used for rear-facing passengers, it becomes a recliner stand for forward-facing passengers.

Our favorite thing about this carseat? My son is happy in it. He always cries when we put him in his infant carseat or bouncer, but he was very comfortable in this as soon as we put him in, with nary a whimper. In fact, he kept right on cooing and laughing, just as he was moments before we put him in.

The First Years True Fit Convertible Car Seat weighs less than 19 lbs and is able to accommodate a child up to 50 inches. It usually retails for approximately $269.99 and is available at many major retail chains for babies (currently $249 on Amazon).
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