christineka
New member
I read this from Adventuredad elsewhere and he seems to be pretty knowledgeable on car seats. I didn't believe it, but now I've read this info elsewhere: in a cpst newsletter. The article on the Right Fit quotes this from an email from Evenflo
“Some child restraint manufacturers
began marking some of their products
with a ‘do not use after’ date about eight
years ago. The purpose of this was to
reduce the use of second-hand seats with
missing or broken parts and to ensure
that the seats that are being used meet
the latest safety standards. The “do not
use after” date is not in place because the
material can degrade over time."
http://www.extension.caes.uga.edu/gtipi/pdffiles/TECHTALKVol3No1.pdf
So, if you know the history of your car seat and get some new straps, it would be safe to use past expiration?
Some have referenced that Britax video with the straps pulling out, but TC has been able to replicate that with current Britax seats.
What is right?
“Some child restraint manufacturers
began marking some of their products
with a ‘do not use after’ date about eight
years ago. The purpose of this was to
reduce the use of second-hand seats with
missing or broken parts and to ensure
that the seats that are being used meet
the latest safety standards. The “do not
use after” date is not in place because the
material can degrade over time."
http://www.extension.caes.uga.edu/gtipi/pdffiles/TECHTALKVol3No1.pdf
So, if you know the history of your car seat and get some new straps, it would be safe to use past expiration?
Some have referenced that Britax video with the straps pulling out, but TC has been able to replicate that with current Britax seats.
What is right?