monica-m
CPST Instructor
I was in a consignment shop today and there was a Britax Cozy Tot for sale for $180 
. I told the owner that foreign seats were not legal to use in the US and she did not believe me. She told me that she called Britax and they told her it was fine. She also told me that the consignor brought in the receipt and it was purchased 4 years ago and since they never expire it was a good buy . This is the same shop that is selling a DOM 2007 Regent for $140 (because the retail price is so high, nevermind it has less than half it's useful life left). I told her that I could find her the information about the seat being illegal and send it to her. I searched the NHTSA website and I couldn't find anything specifically saying that foreign seats were illegal to use. Would someone please help me find this information? I would really hate for some unsuspecting mom to be to spend $180 on a seat (because it's a Britax, it's the best ) only to later find out that it's illegal to use and then be stuck with it.
. I told the owner that foreign seats were not legal to use in the US and she did not believe me. She told me that she called Britax and they told her it was fine. She also told me that the consignor brought in the receipt and it was purchased 4 years ago and since they never expire it was a good buy . This is the same shop that is selling a DOM 2007 Regent for $140 (because the retail price is so high, nevermind it has less than half it's useful life left). I told her that I could find her the information about the seat being illegal and send it to her. I searched the NHTSA website and I couldn't find anything specifically saying that foreign seats were illegal to use. Would someone please help me find this information? I would really hate for some unsuspecting mom to be to spend $180 on a seat (because it's a Britax, it's the best ) only to later find out that it's illegal to use and then be stuck with it.
