Car Seat Safety Standards & Testing
All Graco car seats meet or exceed Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213. But at Graco, we go above and beyond the requirements to provide additional safety testing and features for your peace of mind.
Graco’s Crash Test Facility
We own and operate our very own crash test facility in Atlanta, Georgia. This allows us the flexibility to run tests throughout car seat product development that meet or exceed Canadian safety standard guidelines for car seat safety (CMVSS 213).
A Dedicated Team
We have a team of 90+ certified passenger safety technicians ( in Canada and US) dedicated to educating communities on the correct selection, installation, and use of car seats, booster seats, and vehicle seat belts, ensuring that caregivers are up to date on car seat education. Our technicians are trained in child passenger safety by Safe Kids Worldwide—an international organization dedicated to preventing child injury.
Our Safety Standard
Graco® ProtectPlus Engineered™
Graco ProtectPlus Engineered is a combination of the most rigorous crash tests that helps to protect your little one in frontal, side, rear & rollover crashes, and additional testing based on the New Car Assessment Program and for extreme car interior temperatures.
IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVISORY - 2018 Graco Table2Table 6-in-1 Highchair Voluntary Recall
Potential Problem: Over 60 years ago, Graco Children’s Products Inc. (“Graco”) was founded based on a commitment to safety through innovative design, durability and with the best intentions in mind of loving parents and caregivers. It is because of this commitment, Graco, in cooperation with Health Canada, is announcing a voluntary recall of the Graco Table2Table 6-in-1 Highchair. This highchair is a 6-in-1 convertible product that converts to various modes from a traditional highchair to a toddler seat. The rear leg(s) can pivot, posing a potential fall hazard to the child.
IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVISORY - 2017 MY RIDE 65 CAR SEAT RECALL
On May 24, 2017, Graco Children’s Products Inc. issued a voluntary Safety Advisory in Canada concerning certain Graco booster seats. Further information pertaining to the Advisory that is being issued in Canada can be found on Transport Canada’s website at
IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVISORY - GRACO TURBOBOOSTERS SEATS
On May 18, 2016, Graco Children’s Products Inc. issued a voluntary Safety Advisory in Canada concerning certain Graco booster seats. Further information pertaining to the Advisory that is being issued in Canada can be found on Transport Canada’s website at
Graco Snugride 22 Classic Connect Infant Car Seats- May 14, 2015
IMPORTANT SAFETY ADVISORY GRACO SNUGRIDE 22 CLASSIC CONNECT INFANT CAR SEATS- May 14, 2015 On May 14, 2015, Graco Children’s products Inc, issued a voluntary...
IMPORTANT SAFETY BULLETIN CONCERNING GRACO™ BRANDED QUATTRO™ AND METROLITE™ STROLLERS
IMPORTANT SAFETY BULLETIN CONCERNING GRACO™ BRANDED QUATTRO™ AND METROLITE™ STROLLERS Elfe Juvenile Products, exclusive distributor in Canada of juvenile products manufactured by Graco Children’s...
Learn AAP & NHTSA Guidelines for How to Ride
Graco supports the American Academy of Pediatrics and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Car Seat Guidelines. Examine these guidelines to help determine which type of car seat your child should be using.
When to Switch to Forward-Facing
The AAP recommends that all infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car seat as long as possible, untill they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat. Most convertible seats have limits that will permit children to ride rear-facing for 2 years or more. Graco offers a line of car seats that help your child safely ride rear-facing longer, untill they reach 50 lb.
When to Switch to Forward-Facing
Once children have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit for their car seat, the AAP recommends that they use a forward-facing car seat with a harness for as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat. According to NHTSA, when compared with seat belts, 5-point harness restraints are associated with a 28% reduction in risk of serious injury. Graco offers seats with extended harness weight ratings up to 65 lb.
When to Use a Belt-Positioning Booster
After children have reached the maximum forward-facing harness weight or height for their car seat, the AAP recommends that they use a belt-positioning booster seat until the vehicle lap and shoulder seat belt fits properly, typically when they have reached 4 feet, 9 inches and are between 8 and 12 years old. Children can use just the vehicle seat belt once they can sit all the way back against the vehicle seat with knees bent at the edge of the seat, the shoulder belt fits across the collarbone and sits flush with the torso, the lap belt sits low on the hips and tops of the thighs, and they can stay seated this way for the entire ride.
Our additional security technologies
Anti-Rebound Bar
Graco® car seats equipped with an Anti-Rebound Bar provide an additional layer of rear-facing safety. An Anti-Rebound Bar limits rebound rotation of the seat and your child in the event of an impact.
Trueshield Technology
Car seats equipped with TrueShield technology offer advanced side-impact protection from your child’s head to hips. The protective shields help keep kids safe in the event of an impact from the side of your vehicle. While all Graco® car seats are side-impact tested, car seats with TrueShield technology undergo additional side-impact testing based on the European R129 testing standard.
Safety Surround™ Technology
Graco® Safety Surround Advanced Side-Impact Protection provides the best head protection at every stage. With the additional protection in the headrest, Graco Safety Surround car seats grow with your child as they grow. Side-impact testing on these car seats goes even further above and beyond, and is based on the European R129 side-impact testing standard.