Did you know that ALL carseats expire?
Carseats are composed of plastic, foam, and nylon webbing. All of these materials degrade over time, and with exposure to sun, heat, and cold. This causes the materials to grow weak and brittle. An expired carseat can fail in a collision, putting the child at risk of injury or death.
Click on this link to see a listing of "useful life" by all carseat manufacturers. (I do plan to put this list into chart format and post it on the blog, but I haven't had a chance to do it yet!)
If you have an expired carseat, it should not be used. Instead, take it to an MPI Claim Center, or dispose of it properly: remove the cover, cut the harness/webbing. Use a marker to write "expired, do not use" on the shell, or bang it up with a hammer.
Or if you don't want to do any of those things, email me, and I'll come get it!
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