How long are childrens car seats and booster seats safe?
All children’s car seats and booster seats sold in Canada have an expiry or useful life date on them, even though this is not required by regulation. Manufacturers do this to inform current owners and prospective buyers of the potential risks of using car seats and booster seats that may be missing important parts, labels or instructions and/or may have an unknown history, which could lead to less than optimal safe performance when needed. For additional information and a useful “Life-List” by manufacturers/brand names, please see Recommended Useful Life of Child Restraint Systems.
