Question Is there another way to interpret this label?

jwilliams

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• Feb 28, 2014

• #1

I was cleaning up a Safety 1st AIO (it's a version of the dreaded AOE, I think) to give to someone. I was looking at all the labels when I saw this.



Is this saying what I think it's saying? That is, absolutely DO NOT use RF for a child over 1 year old? I'm used to seeing "only use FF for children over age 1," which I understand, but this one is puzzling me.

Just curious. Please tell me I'm wrong

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nannykates

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• Feb 28, 2014

• #2

Uggg! Are you kidding me!!

 

wavegal

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• Feb 28, 2014

• #3

IMO its just VERY badly worded, like how the ffing belt path probably says do not use under 1 year of age. Especially with the other restrictions they have which means most 1 year olds can't ffing in the seat (ie: my 2 year old can't even ff in a Dorel seat with their 36 in rule)

 

aeormsby

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• Feb 28, 2014

• #4

Nope, it means that if the child is under 1yo it can only be used RF. It's a standard government statement type thing that's on many (all?) seats.

ETA: http://carseatblog.com/23152/carseatblog-quick-tip-funky-label-wording/

 

BookMama

Senior Community Member

• Feb 28, 2014

• #5

aeormsby said:

Nope, it means that if the child is under 1yo it can only be used RF. It's a standard government statement type thing that's on many (all?) seats. ETA: http://carseatblog.com/23152/carseatblog-quick-tip-funky-label-wording/

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The second bullet on the sticker in the OP's picture is different, and definitely incorrect.

 

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Keeyamah

Active member

• Feb 28, 2014

• #6

BookMama said:

The second bullet on the sticker in the OP's picture is different, and definitely incorrect.

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I had to go read it a second time, but yeah. The "use only with......(height and weight limits)....and under 1 rear of age" does make it sound like it can NOT be used RFing for a child who is over a year old :/

 

akcowgirl

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• Feb 28, 2014

• #7

I see what your seeing and that is awful wording.

 

jwilliams

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• Feb 28, 2014

• #8

It is the second bullet point that is hurting my brain. In case it's not visible in the picture, under the problematic heading/label "Infant Rear Facing Position • Vehicle/LATCH belt goes here," it states:

• Use only with children who weigh between 5-35 pounds and whose height is between 19-36 inches and who are under one year.

It's like, hey, fall outside any of these parameters? Then turn this seat around.

I'm probably just being a crankypants because I couldn't help but catalog the seat's faults as I was cleaning it.

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BookMama

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• Mar 1, 2014

• #9

OP, what seat is that? What's the DOM?

 

jwilliams

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• Mar 1, 2014

• #10

It's a Safety 1st All-in-One. DOM 6/15/2011.

I am working on tracking down the manual.

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Brigala

CPST Instructor

• Mar 1, 2014

• #11

Wow. Yeah, that looks like a mistake to me. That's not the standard poor-wording open-to-interpretation federally required stuff.

I would be tempted to call Dorel and ask whether they really mean it. I wouldn't be surprised if this just slipped under their radar (like the mislabeled belt path stickers that were recently recalled...) Most likely someone edited an old label from like 1998 and forgot to remove that wording. We know that Dorel wants kids to RF to 2+ if possible.

I wonder how many seats there are out there like that.

 

aeormsby

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• Mar 1, 2014

• #12

BookMama said:

The second bullet on the sticker in the OP's picture is different, and definitely incorrect.

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That is crazy, does it say anywhere (on another sticker?) anything about the FF limits? That's just weird.

 

jwilliams

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• Mar 1, 2014

• #13

aeormsby said:

That is crazy, does it say anywhere (on another sticker?) anything about the FF limits? That's just weird.

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Here are the other stickers. One repeats the RF only under one verbatim, the other is for the FF limits, and the other has the manufacturer information and BPB use information.

The manual words things much better. But manuals get lost - or people don't read them.







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