Britax car seats - expiration

[Anonymous]

I remember reading an article that said they are fine for 10 years, but now I can't find it. Anyone have any info?

[Anonymous]

Britax says 6 years.

[Anonymous]

When does my seat expire? The service life for BRITAX infant car seats (including the base), older convertible car seats, youth seats (such as the BRITAX REGENT), and belt-positioning booster seats is 6 years from date of manufacture. BRITAX convertible car seats manufactured after June 2010 (excluding the Classic line) have a service life of 7 years. Britax Harness-2-Booster seats including the PIONEER 70, FRONTIER 90, and PINNACLE 90 have a service life of 9 years. To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage, do not use child restraints or booster seats older than their service life or if it has been in a moderate or severe crash. You can find the date of manufacture on the child restraint/booster seat serial label.

[Anonymous]

The date is on each seat (not just britax.) molecular breakdown of the plastic.

[Anonymous]

Does it really break down? I thought plastic could last for thousands of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it really break down? I thought plastic could last for thousands of years.

Is this seriously something to risk? I think 6 years is a good amount of time to get out of something. Its not like they are saying yearly or anything. 6 years seems reasonable.

[Anonymous]

I used both of my Britax seats beyond the expiration dates and they were fine. I had the marathon and the frontier.

[Anonymous]

Wouldn't you feel like a real asshole if your kid died because you were too cheap to buy another car seat? I would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't you feel like a real asshole if your kid died because you were too cheap to buy another car seat? I would.

Yeah, sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used both of my Britax seats beyond the expiration dates and they were fine. I had the marathon and the frontier.

Ok, simpleton.