When do infant car seats expire?

"It's not as if you'll hit the expiration date and the plastic will become weak," he said. "The plastic is good for at least 10 years. But regulations and standards are constantly changing." For example, in both 1999 and 2002, car seats incorporated new methods of buckling in children and attaching the seat to the car. read more

Most car seats will have an expiration date imprinted somewhere on the seat. Graco has an expiration statement located on the bottom or back of every car seat we make, with the statement “DO NOT use this car seat after ‘Month, Year’”. An example of the Graco expiration statement is shown below. Check the owner's manual. read more