Wow…I had no idea. My 10 month old outgrew her infant seat, so I got my older daughter’s Britax Marathon down from the closet and drove over to the fire station for help installing it, since I couldn’t figure out how to get it installed in the rear facing position. Well they informed me that it will expire in July! It was manufactured in July 2003! I had no idea, but apparently ALL car seats expire in 6 years or less and should then be destroyed. My child’s safety is by far my biggest concern, but I don’t know how I feel about throwing away a car seat I paid almost 0 for not too long ago. It doesn’t help that it still looks brand new since it was used in my mom’s car only a handful of times.

Did you know about this? If so, did you throw away the seat or continue to use it anyway? How do you feel about it?

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I bought a used car seat. The date of manufacture on it is about 5 years old. Can I call or take it to the hospital or fire station and have them check it out? Will they also be able to check if there have been any recalls for it?

I want to make sure it’s still safe, of course, but how?

Thanks.

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