DOM sticker different than pressed date on seat

yoopers

New member
Hi, Can you help me figure out the expiration date of a Britax roundabout? The date pressed into the back of seat has arrows to point to July 2004. So I am taking it apart today to trash it, and find a sticker under the shoulder area that says "Manufactured on 8-1-2005." Is it still usable for another year?
 
ADS

Minnesota

CPST Instructor
Have you been the only owner? If it has changed hands, I would be concerned about someone slapping a sticker from another seat on it to make it appear it had more life.

That said, ordinarily I would trust the stamped in date over a sticker, but I don't think I've ever seen one of those on a Britax, I've always relied on the sticker. So I don't know the significance of their stamp.
 

yoopers

New member
Just called Britax (no wait on the phone, wow!), the rep said to use the DOM that is printed on the sticker. She said the impressed date is from molding of the shell, but they consider the expiration to be 6 years from the final DOM.

I wish I had known this sooner. I just replaced one and I guess I didn't need to.
 

2girls4me

New member
Interesting..I wonder if all of their seats are like that. I may go pull out my 2 and look at them lol! Glad Britax was able to give you an answer!
 

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