- 5 point harness with patented Floating HUGS system and 4 harness heights
- Built-in lock-off clips, Versa-Tether & Safe Guard LATCH Connectors
- EPS and Comfort Foam for safety and comfort
- Rear and forward-facing recline
- Rear facing: 5 to 35 pounds. Forward facing: At least 1 year old and 20 to 65 pounds
Product Description
If you like the legendary Britax Roundabout and Marathon, you are going to love the Britax Decathlon convertible car seat! The Decathlon has been designed to take our renowned focus on safety, comfort and convenience a step further. Unique features including the sculpted base, push button release LATCH system with patented Versa-Tether, and built-in vehicle belt lock-offs make a tight installation in your vehicle quick and simple. The tangle-free polyester 5-point h… More >>
We got two Britax car seats for both our cars. One car seat went in quickly, about 30 minutes. The second seat was a mess. The hold down straps were reversed. It took a little while to figure this out, but the left side strap was on the right side and the right strap was on the left side. The only way we were able to figure this out was because we had another seat to compare to. In my opinion, this is a major flaw in quality control and would have been an easy catch on the assembly line, IF SOMEONE WAS PAYING ATTENTION. I don’t know how many other straps are out there that are reversed, but if we didn’t swap them, I would have had to twist the straps to make it latch. This would make it difficult or impossible to tighten snug. We bought our seats because they were highly rated in Consumer Reports, but based off of our personal experience, half of the seats out there could be defective.
Rating: 1 / 5
Bought it, but decided to return it because of the recall. It was very nicely padded and seemed like it would have been great, but the recall freaked me out so I returned it and got a Marathon instead. Britax.com website has info on the recall. Not a big deal, but enough to put doubts in my head.
Rating: 3 / 5
How many problems do I need to have? Sure I wanted the Britax it looks good and it is THE car seat to have.
The tether is sooo hard to adjust and has been they dont care and then all the sudden i get a recall notice in the mail….for the exact problem.
Then the top clips just wont clip anymore?????????
After 40 MINUTES waiting they tell me that makes no difference in the safety and some people actually take it off? Was she serious. I told her “Ma’am I highly doubt there are many parents out there TAKING off clips from their car seat.” Whatever the clip is being sent UPS ground it will be here in 7-10 days…until then she assured me it was safe. THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE ever. I purchased a double jogger 2 years ago and it has had a few problems…brand new one fedexed out to me but a problem with a car seat? I won’t be buying anymore Britax items and I suggest nobody else does either.
Rating: 1 / 5
I ordered this item almost two months ago and have not received it. I owned a Britax already so no problem with the product itself. It is the service by Amazon that is less than unsatisfactory. While their website may say that their product(s) is in stock, it is actually not. I got an email almost everyday telling me the product is on backorder and will be delayed. When I contacted Customer Service, I get nowhere because there is nothing they can do. Even their computer system says the item is in stock. On several occassions, I was promised a follow-up by phone or email but no one has contacted me to let me know what’s going on. All I get is an email telling me that I need to approve a new shipping date. I am very disappointed that such a prominent online business treat their customer like this. Unless you plan on taking the chance to wait for your product, I suggest shopping somewhere else even if you have to spend a little more.
Rating: 2 / 5
ok well i too have had the problem of the straps not tightening even when i pull my hardest, i dont even pull the tightening strap because i have heard others say they pulled really hard and the button in the front of the seat broke apart when they pull, so this what i do i put the child in then i reach all the way under the seat and pull the straps till my child is snug and secure then i pull the front strap it totally upsets me i spent 285.00 on this seat and it doesn’t even work as promised so i needed another seat and i went to buy a boulevard and to my disappointment the crotch strap is so short and close my 20 pound baby was smashed in i bet in a month or two he would be sitting on the strap is britax kidding my baby is 20 lbs there is NO way that seat will fit any 65lbs child so here iam forced to buy another decathlon because of the 3 position crotch strap any way i would rather haft to use my hand to tighten the straps on the decathlon then buy the boulevard and by 30 pounds have him grow out of the boulevard in my opinion the only way to insure i get the most time out of the seat is the 3 position adjusting crotch strap it is too bad that we spent almost $300.00 in my case almost $600.00 and and get seats like this but we all keep buying them so why should britax change
Rating: 4 / 5