Question New seats or not?

ericarizo

New member

• Oct 22, 2011

• #1

So the other day I was parked and the guy parked tobthe left of me bumped?? me as he was backing out. There is a crack in the bottom where they said his tire rubbed but then they said it might have just cracked the paint. I called Britax and they said that it is safe to use my seat and I am waiting to hear back about the TF and the Monterrey but I am wondering what you think? The said it was less than a fender bender and he was not even going 5mph when it hppened???

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Oct 22, 2011

• #2

I wouldn't worry. If you replace for that, you would have to replace for a pot hole, right?

 

hrice

New member

• Oct 22, 2011

• #3

I agree with Judy and wouldn't replace.

Heather, CPST and Momma to Dustin 11/01, Colton 6/08 and Peyton 6/09

 

ericarizo

New member

• Oct 22, 2011

• #4

Right or when I went over the curb?

 

lovemybabies924

New member

• Oct 22, 2011

• #5

put the pics here i wanna see

 

ericarizo

New member

• Oct 22, 2011

• #6

Where the black mark is at is where the crack is. It is about 4 inches.

 

Last edited: Oct 24, 2011

Brigala

CPST Instructor

• Oct 22, 2011

• #7

I would not consider that a "crash," no.

I bet your car gets shaken more than that when the wind blows your car door shut by accident.

 

ericarizo

New member

• Oct 23, 2011

• #8

I was planning on listing them on swap before this. Do you think it is ok and what should I say about the booboo?

 

Pixels

New member

• Oct 23, 2011

• #9

The Britax and Monterey are absolutely okay as they go by NHTSA's minor crash criteria. For those, I would not hesitate to continue to use and I would list them in swap without bothering to mention the incident.

The TF, if you list in swap, that I would mention it because if anyone considers it a crash then the seat is toast.

 

ericarizo

New member

• Oct 23, 2011

• #10

Ok well I will just keep the TF then. Thank you so much.

 

Mommy2Marcus

New member

• Oct 23, 2011

• #11

I wouldn't replace the seats for that. We backed into our neighbor while backing out of the driveway about 2 years ago going about 5 miles per hour. Marcus was in a TF at the time in the back seat. We did not replace his seat. I didn't feel like it was a crash b/c we didn't feel an impact, just felt resistance.

I also talked to The First Years Learning Co, & they said it was fine to continue to use. I used the seat for another 6-8 months after that without any issue. I then sold it to a friend that needed the seat. She knew about us having backed into the neighbor & still took the seat.

 

Pixels

New member

• Oct 23, 2011

• #12

I wasn't saying you shouldn't sell the TF, just that you should be up front about the bump. That way the buyer can decide if they are comfortable using it or not. As you can see from the responses in this thread, many people would be fine with it.

 

cookie123

New member

• Oct 23, 2011

• #13

That isn't a crash imo. I'm quite sure it incurred more damage in it's shipping. I'd have no problem using it.