Diono Radian Convertible Design Blossom Reviews Summary

Installation

Pros:

• "All in all, this is a very sturdy car seat, easy to install with the base."
• "Super easy to install."
• "The installation process was surprisingly straightforward, thanks to the clear instructions provided."
• "This car seat was super easy to install, is super compact, and has a great sleek design."
• "It was so easy to install in my car, my son loves it, and it is easy to spot clean."
• "Love this slender car seat and my granddaughter loves it too very easy to install."
• "Easy latches for install and uninstalling."

Cons:

• "The car seat just arrived and is totally useless to us at the moment because it doesn’t include any instructions for installation."
• "First of all, it is extremely heavy. Coupled with impossible to install forward facing and a horrendous manual, steer clear if you need to move this car seat to another vehicle."
• "You're on your own trying to figure out what each part does."
• "It did not come with instructions."
• "The only complaint was the difficulty we had figuring out how to install it in our vehicle."
• "It’s super hard to pull to tighten and not easy at all to move from car to car."
• "It’s super hard to install. I used to think I could install any car seat until I bought this one."

Design & Comfort

Pros:

• "This made the side-to-side fit much better than with our previous car seat."
• "The car seat looks nice."
• "Very sturdy, heavy, and durable for being such a different design."
• "Straps and buckles work great and allow easy adjusting from any angle."
• "However it’s the slimmest car seat I’ve ever seen and I love its sporty design, safety features, amazing color and how i can fold it without removing it or detaching it from the car."
• "It’s a nice seat and we liked it because it was slender."
• "These car seats fit perfectly, and I would give them two big thumbs up!"

Cons:

• "It takes of a lot of room when rear facing though, so if you or your passenger are tall they will be missing leg room for sure."
• "The velcro on the inside tore the mesh inside apart."
• "Rear facing even with the latch is too wiggly!"
• "The Diono Radian 3R is NOT a versatile car seat."
• "I have always loved this car seat, in fact we have 3 of them... however, I recently discovered they are coated with incredibly toxic flame retardants."
• "The car seat is very heavy which has its own advantages and issues."
• "Rear facing our vehicles didn't have enough room for how long the back is."

Customer Service & Support

Pros:

• "Customer service is really nice and helpful."
• "Support was quick and pleasant, so I felt confident in keeping the seat now."

Cons:

• "Diono says there is nothing they can do to help us."
• "The customer service center does BOT pick up their phone during regular business hours- which is only 9am-3pm PST."
• "It’s been a nightmare trying to contact Diono to resolve this."
• "I need to contact the company to see if they’ll send the missing parts!"
• "Quality and customer service has gone downhill."
• "So irritating, literally spent almost two hours messing with this today- probably could have saved a lot of time if they would actually pick up the phone."
• "The company refused to replace it unless we paid for shipping which was expensive."

Safety & Durability

Pros:

• "Very Safety car seat so far."
• "They are very versatile, slim, and super sturdy."
• "I also like that is very sturdy. There's lots of metal in the construction. Feels safer."
• "Car seat is HEAVY! So for a small person like me, installing was straightforward, but exhausting. HOWEVER! I had my son in this car seat when we got t-boned by a speeding pickup truck... BUT MY SON WAS UNHARMED!!!!"
• "The seats are incredibly sturdy! They feel so much safer than the plastic seats I’ve purchased in the past."
• "Very durable carseat, my large toddler has lots more room than his old graco4ever."
• "Quality is amazing, they feel very sturdy and safe which was my priority."

Cons:

• "It moves way too much even though I had the belt cinched as tight as it could go."
• "It is nearly impossible to tighten the tether and anchor straps snugly."
• "Very hard to get a tight fit on the straps."
• "However, my husband worked and worked to tighten the top back tether and the LATCH tethers, but CANNOT get either secure enough for me to feel comfortable."
• "Too easy for a child to pull and disconnect the car seat from the car."
• "The only thing is doesn’t have the proper head rest to hold the head for when kid fall asleep."
• "Not much cushion for the child’s back."