Replacement and
Expiration of Car Seat
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Do not risk your child’s safety.
To keep your child as safe as possible, Dorel Juvenile
Group strongly recommends replacing the car seat even
after a minor crash; even if it was not occupied at the
time.
Replacement After a Minor Crash
The National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration states
that for a crash to be considered minor
ALL
of the
following must be true:
Vehicle able to drive away from the crash site;
AND
Vehicle door nearest the car seat was not
damaged;
AND
No passengers were injured;
AND
Airbags did not deploy;
AND
There is no visible damage to the car seat.
If the crash your car seat was involved in meets
ALL
the
criteria, you may not need to replace the car seat.
If one or more of these criteria are not true or if you are
uncertain of any of your answers, replace the car seat
immediately.
Replacement After a Moderate to Severe Crash
You
must
replace this car seat if it has been in a
moderate to severe car crash.
This car seat is intended to protect a child in a single
crash.
During a crash, the car seat and all of its parts absorb
crash energy which can deform or weaken it. Damage
is not always visible.
A damaged car seat must be replaced immediately.
Expiration
On the back of the child restraint
there is a date of manufacture label
as shown.
Do not use this child restraint more
than 8 years after the date
of manufacture.
