How do I do an autopsy on a Foonf?

First of all, nobody is hurt.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can take apart a Foonf to see what happened after it was occupied in a crash? I want to check out the REACT. It was a pre-order if that makes any difference.

Backstory:
My dear friend's '12 Odyssey got hit on the passenger side last night. Her DD (3 yo, 31 lbs) was on that side, 2nd row, FF in my DS's spare Foonf, LATCH without seatbelt--so full benefit from the REACT. :jive: They couldn't get any of the doors open on that side, but her DD is fine. Luckily she was falling asleep just before impact so was very relaxed. She is not even sore today. My friend has some soreness still in her abdomen on her left side. She thinks the seat belt may have been twisted over that spot. I am not exactly sure about the extent of the damage/severity of the crash as my friend was still majorly freaked out when I spoke with her soon after the crash, but she said there was antifreeze leaking out in addition to the damage to the doors. She was going about 30 mph before a car turned into her, but had time to slam on the breaks leaving a big skid mark. The airbags did not deploy, but she mentioned something about some sensor or light going off???. The Foonf is still in the van, which got towed to the body shop. I want to take it apart after all the insurance stuff gets finalized. I am curious if I can see anything in the REACT. The other driver (at fault) has State Farm. I already emailed her all the info (manuals, NHTSA crash severity guidelines, etc) to try to make sure they they don't give them the run around about replacing the Foonf and the empty Argos that was also in the van. Her DH will be dealing with them and is absolutely not a person to mess with about this like this so I am confident it will happen eventually.

ETA: Mods, if this is off-topic, please move. I wasn't sure where to put it.

Doesn't Clek have a program like that? They will replace the seat if you send them the crashed one to inspect? That would give Clek useful info, and maybe they would send you the report. I would be curious too, but I would want the company to have the data from the seat and the crash details.

MelodyoftheForest said:

Doesn't Clek have a program like that? They will replace the seat if you send them the crashed one to inspect? That would give Clek useful info, and maybe they would send you the report. I would be curious too, but I would want the company to have the data from the seat and the crash details.

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I had inquired about the program in late 2012. Unless it's changed, it was that you sent the seat back to them along with the police report and they would give you a 30% discount on a new seat plus shipping costs. I re-read their email and I'm not clear on whether you also paid shipping to send the crashed seat to them.

Technically if insurance pays out for the seat, you can't take advantage of the program as the seat belongs to the insurance company.

TechnoGranola said:

I had inquired about the program in late 2012. Unless it's changed, it was that you sent the seat back to them along with the police report and they would give you a 30% discount on a new seat plus shipping costs. I re-read their email and I'm not clear on whether you also paid shipping to send the crashed seat to them.

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I will have to look into that. Thanks! I hope it wouldn't be a problem that it wasn't in my car. I was just planning on taking it apart to check out the REACT and then recycling it through Clek. Here are the recycling instructions off their website:

Package seat in a box
Contact Clek customer service online or call 1.866.656.2462 to arrange to receive a shipping label. There is a fixed fee which is $40 and can be paid with Visa or Mastercard.
Clek will send you a UPS shipping label and a $40 coupon that can be used on Clek’s online store.
Drop off the package at your nearest UPS Store, or for an additional fee of $5.00 UPS will pick up your package at you location.

Maybe you get a credit for shipping back a crashed seat??? I was planning on getting some accessories for myself and another friend with the recycling credit. Glad I saved the box.