Bugaboo has discovered that the latest Graco SnugRide 35 Infant Car Seat does not have a smooth fit with the two Bugaboo car seat adapters for Graco. Although the Graco SnugRide 35 Infant Car Seat fits onto the adapters, it requires more force than Bugaboo considers to be user-friendly and to properly click the infant car seat onto the adapters.
Bugaboo is designing new car seat adapters that will give the most user-friendly connection between all
Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seats and the adapters. The expected launch of these adapters is scheduled for Summer 2010. In the meantime, Bugaboo’s current adapters for the Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seats can still be sold. Consumers who are using Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seats in combination with Bugaboo adapters must at all times make sure they hear a click as proof of proper attachment, as described in the user guide. If these clicks do not occur, the Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat might not be safely attached to the Bugaboo stroller. Question & Answers
Does this affect the Bugaboo car seat adapters for all strollers? It does affect the car seat adapters for the Bugaboo Cameleon/Bugaboo Frog and the Bugaboo Bee. The adapter for the new Bugaboo Bee + will have the revised design.
Do retailers have to swap their stock? No, the current Bugaboo car seat adapters can still be sold. Consumers who are using a Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat in combination with Bugaboo adapters must at all times make sure they hear two clicks as proof of proper attachment, as described in the user guide.
Will consumers having purchased the current adapters for use in combination with the Graco SnugRide 35 Infant Car Seat be able to exchange it with new adapters? No, the current Bugaboo adapter can be used in combination with the Graco SnugRide 35 Infant Car Seat if properly attached by hearing two clicks. There is no need to exchange this adapter.
Which Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seats require more force than normal to click onto the car seat adapters? The Graco SnugRide 35 and the Graco SnugRide 32 Infant Car Seats require more force than Bugaboo considers to be user-friendly. The Graco Snugride 22 Infant Car Seat does give optimal consumer-friendliness.
