Nedra
Car-Seat.org Ambassador
Every time I am on eBay or Zulily or Craigslist, I come across aftermarket covers for car seats. Often these are specifically sold as "Britax Marathon" replacement car seat covers -- tailored to that particular seat (which is very popular) by taking apart a existing cover and making a pattern that directly matches it piece by piece.
This seems to me to be going beyond an aftermarket accessory. These covers aren't being used in addition to the seat --
They are being sold as replacements. FMVSS 213 has requirements about covers needing certain labels and a certain degree of flame retardants, right? If a "manufacturer" (even one operating out of their home sewing room) of a car seat cover isn't adhering to those requirements, isn't that illegal?
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This seems to me to be going beyond an aftermarket accessory. These covers aren't being used in addition to the seat --
They are being sold as replacements. FMVSS 213 has requirements about covers needing certain labels and a certain degree of flame retardants, right? If a "manufacturer" (even one operating out of their home sewing room) of a car seat cover isn't adhering to those requirements, isn't that illegal?
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