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  "title": "Using a booster car seat without its high back",
  "question": "Can this booster car seat be used without its high back?",
  "answer": "Clek Oobr: In backless mode the manual requires a child height between 40 and 57 in, weight 40–100 lb and age at least 4. Maxi-Cosi RodiSport: The RodiSport is a convertible high-back to backless booster. Axkid Up: The reviewer, opening the box cold, found the steel frame makes the seat genuinely heavy at about 21 lb and noted it works for ages 4 to 12 from 40 lb and 43.3 inches, staying high-back only.",
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      "value": "In NHTSA's Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings, listed by RoboTrunk from the ratings API (https://api.nhtsa.gov/childSeats?dataSet=ratings) on 2026-10-09, the Clek Oobr booster (model number S22146826, seat made 2022-06-08, child weight 40.0–100.0 lb, child height 38.0–57.0 in) scored overall 3 of 5 stars, with securing the child 1 of 5, evaluation of labels 3 of 5, vehicle installation features 4 of 5 and evaluation of instructions 5 of 5. These are ease-of-use ratings, not crash-test results.",
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      "value": "The manual gives the full back mode height range as 38–57 in, which differs from the store listing's 40–57 in.",
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      "value": "NHTSA Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings for Maxi-Cosi RodiSport, model BC152FNC, Booster: overall 4 of 5 stars; securing the child 5 of 5 stars; evaluation of labels 4 of 5; vehicle installation features 3 of 5; evaluation of instructions 5 of 5; the rated seat is listed as made 2021-10-20; these are ease-of-use ratings, not crash-test results; source page https://api.nhtsa.gov/childSeats?dataSet=ratings.",
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      "value": "The store's own listing says the Axkid Up is a high-back booster seat for children about 4 to 12 years old, 40 to 120 lb and 43.3 to 60 inches tall; Axkid's own page gives different limits (100–150 cm and up to 50 kg), so the two sources disagree.",
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      "value": "The reviewer, opening the box cold, found the steel frame makes the seat genuinely heavy at about 21 lb and noted it works for ages 4 to 12 from 40 lb and 43.3 inches, staying high-back only.",
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