{"id":3510,"date":"2023-10-23T13:04:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carseaton.com\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2023-10-28T04:03:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:03:08","slug":"when-do-safety-1st-car-seats-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carseaton.com\/when-do-safety-1st-car-seats-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"When Do Safety 1st Car Seats Expire: 6-10 Years since Date of Manufacture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Quick List: Safety First Car Seat Expiration<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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How long are Safety First car seats good for? That depends on the car seat type. The year of manufacture is also an important factor according to Safety 1st company.<\/p>

1. Safety 1st infant car seat expiration date – 8 years <\/strong>from the date of manufacture for models after 2014; 6 years from the date of manufacture for infant car seats before 2014.<\/p>

2. Safety first convertible car seat expiration date <\/strong>– 10 years after the date from manufacture.<\/p>

3. Safety 1st all-in-one car seat expiration date\u00a0 <\/strong>-10 years after the date from the manufacturer.<\/p>

4. Safety First harness 2 booster expiration – <\/strong>10 years from the date of manufacture.\u00a0<\/p>

5. Safety 1st booster seat expiration –<\/strong> 10 years after the date from manufacture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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When do Safety 1st car seats expire?<\/strong> That\u2019s the common question if you have purchased a Safety 1st car seat.\u00a0 Some parents may not notice an expiry date on their car seats. If you\u2019re one of them, you should read this article.\u00a0<\/p>

Evenflo is one of the manufacturers (others include Graco and Diono) that do not display the expiry date directly on the white sticker. Only the date of manufacture\u00a0 (DOM) is shown on the label, which is located on the side or back of a Safety 1st car seat.<\/p>

As a result, you\u2019ll need to calculate the expiry date for Safety 1st car seats with the DOM and useable life.<\/p>

Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll show you how to calculate the expiry date for Safety 1st car seats<\/a> later in this post.\u00a0<\/p>

Before that, I want you to know the exact meaning of the car seat expiration date<\/a> and why car seats expire<\/a>. Of course, you may also want to know how to deal with your expired Safety 1st car seats<\/a> after six or ten years of useful time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What Do Car Seat Expiration Dates Mean?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The expiry date is given by the manufacturer. It means the maximum usable life after the date of manufacture<\/strong>. The real use time of a car seat should be shorter than the expiry date because it takes time to go on sale on the market since production.<\/p>

So if you’re planning to buy a car seat, it’s better to find one with a long usable life. The longer, the better!<\/p>

Safety 1st car seats expire due to various reasons, but you should not worry about it. The Safety 1st car seats expire between 6 to 10 years, depending on the types, models, and its manufacture year.<\/p>

The more recently the Safety 1st car seat is manufactured, the longer its lifespan it has. Maybe the Safety 1st company improved their technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How Long Are Safety First Car Seats Good For?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tHow long is a safety first car seat good for?\nTypically, Safety first car seats (including the Grow and Go 3-in-1) are good for between six and ten years after the date of manufacture, depending on the car seat type and manufacture date. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Why Do Car Seats Expire?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Car seats expire, just like anything in daily use. Technologies improved, and standards changed, or thousands of times in and out; all of these take a negative effect on a car seat reaching its end of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Technological Improvements<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Car seat manufacturers are always trying to improve their technologies for recently produced car seats to provide your child with better protection.<\/p>

Parents would like to purchase a new car seat with new techniques<\/a>. As a result, old models will naturally expire and retired from the market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Car seat experts and governments always testing the car seat to find out what is best to protect your child. They’ll give appropriate anticipation and suggestions from statistically crash data, and improve the safety standards for your child’s safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The car seat wears out every time you buckle, unbuckle, move it, leave it in the sun, and even when you store it. The materials, including the fabrics, plastics, padded foam, and metal weaken as the year goes. Like anything else, your car seat degrades with time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Though car seats go through intense testing, some faults could show up even after the product launch. If the manufacturers found that faulty will cause any potential risk for your little boy or girl, they recall that model.<\/p>

If you have registered the car seat with the manufacturer (online or offline), you’ll get an update on the recall for a specific model.\u00a0<\/p>

Or you can check the 10-year recall list on NHTSA<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Where to find the DOM on my Safety 1st car seat?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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*DOM means Date of Manufacture.<\/strong><\/p>

According to Safety 1st, this information can be found on a sticker located on the side or bottom\/foot of your car seat shell. The sticker will state Manufactured in or Model #\/Manufacture Date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Do Safety First Infant Car Seats Expire<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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According to Safety 1st, their infant car seats expire 6 or 8 years after the date of manufacture<\/strong>. Whether 6 or 8 years lifespan depends on the manufacturing year.\u00a0<\/p>

If you got a Safety 1st infant car seat that was manufactured before January 1, 2014, it had a 6 years lifespan and expired years ago.<\/p>

If you got a Safety 1st infant car seat that was manufactured after January 1, 2014, it has an 8-year lifespan.<\/p>

It\u2019s supposed that all Safety First infant car seats have an 8-year usable life before their expiry date.<\/p>

The manufacture date of Safety 1st infant car seats can be easily found on the white sticker on the side or back of the seat and underneath the car seat base, no expiry date is shown on that label.\u00a0<\/p>

But by knowing the date of manufacture on the white sticker and the lifespan that we list in the table below, you can calculate the Safety First car seat expiration date in seconds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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