Car seat expiration
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Uploaded by zoebugsmommy on Jun 23, 2007
This is why car seats expire in 6 years. This test shows a dummy in a 10 year old car seat. The straps break free and the child flies out.
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This shows that plastics DO break down. It's very cold wear I live so the car seat would be exposed to extreme cold while sitting in the car and extreme heat in the summer...Just replace it after 5-6 years, unless you have the Diono Radian RXT which expires in 10 years due to its steal frame.
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The Diono Radian RXT is made out of a steel frame and has an overall expiration date of 10 years. Britax seats expire in 6 which are made out of plastic. Keep in mind though that the Radian is very heavy and would probably be a pain to switch to different vehicles daily. But the Radian is a very narrow car seat so you could fit a three across with it.
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I'm curious why the car seat is backwards and NOT properly placed as parents have been instructed by the car seat companies :D
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This is totally meaningless. Even if you buy into the expiry idea, they have to show the same test with a new seat to show if there's any difference. How do we know the new seat would perform better? Useless.
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Hold on there. If this was legit, shouldn't they also have tested a brand new car seat (similar model) under the same conditions? Shouldn't they have shown "before" pictures of this car seat showing how you couldn't tell it was gonna break? Shouldn't we have seen "after" photos of exactly what failed? Hey, WAIT A MINUTE... the video was obviously "obtained" and only the poster claims it has anything to do with expired seats. /skeptical
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Please tell me there is more than one freaking video as proof that car seats are bad after six years!
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@MarTrose8 Several times a year Babies "R" Us has a carseat trade in. You can bring in your expired seat and get a discount on a new one.
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I also like to show others this video. People often think that it is a marketing ploy so companies can sell more seats. Well folks, here is your proof! Plastic REALLY does break down over time!
anjomi1986 3 years ago 14
the video is demonstrating car-seat expiration... the car seat is old, the plastic is brittle, and the car-seat failed.
NicolaMonk 3 years ago 10