Is there a recommended useful life for car seats?
Car seats are a safety device. To properly protect your child, the car seat must be in good shape and all labels and instructions present and readable. DJG car seats now have expiration dates molded into the shell and sometimes the base of the car seat. The expiration date will be from 6 to 8 years after the manufacture date. This is important for several reasons. For example; the webbing, buckles, adjusters and other components will be subjected to various exposures such as food, cleaners, drinks and other potential contaminants which may hinder the proper operation or degrade the product. The labelling on the car seat may no longer be readable .The instructions may have become lost. The history of the car seat becomes more difficult to verify as the the product ages; for example, the car seat may have been involved in an accident that may affect the product integrity .The plastic on a car seat could degrade over time depending upon how the car seat has been stored. If the owner of th
Car seats are a safety device. To properly protect your child, the car seat must be in good shape with all labels and instructions present and readable. Dorel Juvenile Group car seats now have expiration dates molded into the shell and sometimes the base of the car seat. The expiration date will be from 6 to 8 years after the manufacture date. This expiration date is important for several reasons: The webbing, buckles, adjusters and other components will be subjected to various exposures such as food, cleaners, drinks and other potential contaminants which may hinder proper operation or degrade the product. The labeling on the car seat may no longer be readable. The instructions may have become lost. The history of the car seat becomes more difficult to verify as the product ages; for example, the car seat may have been involved in an accident which may affect the product integrity. The plastic on a car seat could degrade over time depending upon how the car seat has been stored. If th
