How Do Car Seats Fit in a 2024 Chevrolet Colorado?
The verdict: Chevrolet’s mid-size pickup truck, the 2024 Colorado, comes only in a crew-cab configuration with a 5-foot-2-inch cargo bed. For this Car Seat Check, we tested the four-wheel-drive Z71 trim; we liked the truck’s easy-access lower anchors, but caregivers should pay close attention to the placement of the truck’s top tether anchors when installing a forward-facing car seat.
Does it fit three car seats? No.
Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored below in our Car Seat Check of the 2024 Chevrolet Colorado.
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Latch: Grade A
Two sets of lower anchors were easy to access, and three top tether loops sit near the head restraints. The tether loops were easy to use, but be sure to read the owner’s manual to make sure you connect the tether strap correctly.
Infant Seat: Grade B
Connection to the lower anchors was easy. Our 5-foot-7-inch front passenger had OK legroom in front of the seat, but taller passengers will need more to be comfortable.
Rear-Facing Convertible: Grade B
As with the infant seat, installation was easy and front-passenger legroom was similar.
Forward-Facing Convertible: Grade A
Connecting to the lower anchors was easy. For the top tether anchor, first remove the seat’s head restraint as well as the center seat’s head restraint. Then route the car seat’s tether strap through the car’s top tether loop directly behind the car seat and connect the tether strap’s hook to the center seat’s tether anchor loop. This approach was relatively easy, though it can be a little confusing for parents new to car seats. Again, familiarize yourself with the Colorado’s owner’s manual before installation.
Booster Seat: Grade B
Again, we removed the head restraint to situate the booster flush against the seatback (as it should be). The buckle behind the driver’s seat, where we install our booster for every Car Seat Check, is floppy and sits tight against the booster, which might make it tough for kids to use independently. Note: The other rear buckles are on fixed bases, which might make them easier for kids to grasp.
Grading Scale
A: Plenty of room for the car seat and the child; doesn’t impact driver or front-passenger legroom. Easy to find and connect to Latch and tether anchors. No fit issues involving head restraint or seat contouring. Easy access to the third row.
B: One room, fit or connection issue. Some problems accessing the third row when available.
C: Marginal room plus one fit or connection issue. Difficult to access the third row when available.
D: Insufficient room, plus multiple fit or connection issues.
F: Does not fit or is unsafe.
About Cars.com’s Car Seat Checks
Editors Jennifer Geiger and Jennifer Newman are certified child safety seat installation technicians.
For the Car Seat Check, we use a Chicco KeyFit 30 infant-safety seat, a Graco Contender 65 convertible seat and Graco TurboBooster seat. The front seats are adjusted for a 6-foot driver and a shorter passenger. The three child seats are installed in the second row. The booster seat sits behind the driver’s seat, and the infant and convertible seats are installed behind the front passenger seat.
We also install the forward-facing convertible in the second row’s middle seat with the booster and infant seat in the outboard seats to see if three car seats will fit; a child sitting in the booster seat must be able to reach the seat belt buckle. If there’s a third row, we install the booster seat and a forward-facing convertible. Learn more about how we conduct our Car Seat Checks.
Parents should also remember that they can use the Latch system or a seat belt to install a car seat, and that Latch anchors have a weight limit of 65 pounds, including the weight of the child and the weight of the seat itself.
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