Is this car seat expired?

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I have an Evenflo Triumph. The sticker on the back says manufactured in 07APR03. In raised letters in the plastic it says "Do not use this product after December 31, 2007."
Isn't that only 4.5 years? On the Evenflo website it says they recommend a 6 year life span for seats. Has this seat expired or not?
 
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I have an Evenflo Triumph. The sticker on the back says manufactured in 07APR03. In raised letters in the plastic it says "Do not use this product after December 31, 2007."
Isn't that only 4.5 years? On the Evenflo website it says they recommend a 6 year life span for seats. Has this seat expired or not?

I'm no tech, but if it says not to use after that date, then I wouldnt use it.
 

crunchierthanthou

New member
I think the old Triumphs had a 5 year expiration. Do you still have the manual? Weird that it would be embossed for less than that, but I think you'd have to follow it. :(
 

debbiemomof2

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I'm the OP, had to register to answer your question. I studied the manual 3 times and could not find anything mentioning that the car seat expires. No length of time or even anything telling you to check the date on the seat.
 

Megan

New member
The exact same thing happened to me. Here is the link where I posted about this:

http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=14796

Very annoying to only get 4.5 years out of that seat. I had hoped to use it as a backup seat for my second child :mad: But, we went ahead and stopped using it and got a Cosco Scenera (only $45), which I am pretty happy with.
 

Synchro246

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I think the old Triumphs had a 5 year expiration. Do you still have the manual? Weird that it would be embossed for less than that, but I think you'd have to follow it. :(

They emboss all their seats with the same date, dec 31st. So people who buy a seat that was made in the spring get less out of it compared to people who buy one that was made in the fall.

If it had a five year expirey I'd be willing to make the parental decision to use it up to April 6th of this year (day before its 5th birthday), however I'm NOT a tech.

ETA--Megan, I remember your thread. It was a good one :)
 

azgirl71

CPST Instructor
They emboss all their seats with the same date, dec 31st. So people who buy a seat that was made in the spring get less out of it compared to people who buy one that was made in the fall.

If it had a five year expirey I'd be willing to make the parental decision to use it up to April 6th of this year (day before its 5th birthday), however I'm NOT a tech.

ETA--Megan, I remember your thread. It was a good one :)

:yeahthat:
 

debbiemomof2

New member
Thanks everyone. I figured it would be OK to use a little bit longer, but I was actively searching for a new seat anyway. I ended up finding a Graco Nautilus for my ds yesterday. I just wasn't sure if the seat was done or still had a year left of use. I guess it is done.
 

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