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Beware Of Used Car Seats

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Beware of used car seats! The Pregnancy Show reveals the dangers behind used car seats and explains how to make sure a car seat is safe. Visit www.ThePregnancyShow.com

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    3. mrsarby says

      YES! products age, weaken, GET RECALLED, and get stress points.
      6 years is longest use time under best conditions.

    4. asm4148 says

      You need to know the history of the car seat. Was it in a collision? Are there pieces missing? Was it recalled? You will not know all that when you buy a used car seat. Eliminate all that and buy all car seats BRAND NEW EVERY TIME. Fill out the product registration form so you can be notified of any recalls and updates.

    5. RanaAurora says

      Great video. A used carseat or an expired carseat can be a deadly carseat.
      Your kids lives are worth it for you to spend a little money to know they’re ACTUALLY safe.

    7. NicolaMonk says

      There are some car seats that are only good for 5 years, and some that are good for 9 years. You have to follow the manufactures instructions.

    9. sarahsoki says

      It’s also good to know that your insurance will cover the cost of replacing any car seats involved in a moderate to severe accident. If they sound like they won’t, asked for a letter from them stating they believe the seat(s) were not damaged in any way and will perform to their perfect capacity if involved in another accident. They’ll usually dive for their checkbook at that poing.

    10. vctorascrt says

      expiration dates have only been printed on the backs of seats in the last 4-5 years. MOST seats expire at 6 years, but some like the Britax Frontier are good for 9 years. Call the manufacturer whenever in doubt.
      And RECYCLE those old seats when finished, don’t just trash them. If there isn’t a place locally, work with your local safety council, AAA, and recycling centers to start one. The metals, plastic parts, and foam can all be recycled. Even belts can be reused as playground equipment.

    11. alexander0025 says

      expiration december 2012 are you kidding me what was the factory thinking?!

    14. BabyOnTheGo says

      This is a good video. You should not use a used car seat as you can never tell the history of the seat and whether it has been in crashes etc.

    16. momat30and35 says

      I have re-posted this as I have only recently found out about expiery dates and am a school bus driver with 2 small children – so glad you did this video!!!!

    18. roylinfordadams says

      I suspect the expiration date is more about getting you to buy a new one, protecting lawsuits against the manufacturer and means for insurance companies to deny coverage, than it is about your kid’s safety. If they were all about child safety to this extent, they wouldn’t be making ALL car seats completely out of plastic in the first place. There’s no metal frame in them and the latch that keeps in on the base is week plastic at best, and then they charge $100 for it?! But what choice do we have

    19. roylinfordadams says

      And before anyone points out the metal catches on the front of the seat, those only go into the seat for about an inch and bolt to the plastic. It’s big money in scaring parents. We will spare no expense, especially when told that something is “Dangerous” for our kids. Remember, the car seat you are using today that you are being told is “best” WILL be classified as “Dangerous” tomorrow. If they were made right in the first place then they wouldn’t need a date.

    20. wendya71 says

      @roylinfordadams

      It’s not that they aren’t made right in the first place and expire because of shoddy workmanship. Plastics break down over time. Think of what happens to plastic toys left out in the yard in the sun – they get brittle and crack. The same thing can happen with car seats – then the shell will crack, or the harnesses will come ripping out of the plastic.

    21. wendya71 says

      @roylinfordadams @roylinfordadams

      It’s not that they aren’t made right in the first place and expire because of shoddy workmanship. Plastics break down over time. Think of what happens to plastic toys left out in the yard in the sun – they get brittle and crack. The same thing can happen with car seats – then the shell will crack, or the harnesses will come ripping out of the plastic.

    22. roylinfordadams says

      @wendya71 Thanks for proving my point.. If car seats relied on an internal steal frame and lock, instead of a cheep plastic modular shell and a cheeper plastic lock for its integrity, there wouldn’t be a need for an expiration date and the car seat would be a thousand times safer for our kids. Listen to the cop in this video “You would need a microscope to see the hairline fractures.”, if it’s so bad that microscopic damage can lead to unsafe conditions, what if the box was dropped in the store?

    23. jsrcamp says

      @MREURONCAP A lot of people do not know that carseats expire, I didnt know that till my oldest daughter was 11 months old and saw the Kyle David Miller Video about boosters can kill and that got me thinking about ERF and EFF and How to proprley install and buckle your child up. now my 4 year old daughter is in the Graco Natulis(witch has a steel Fram and is heavy as all get out) and my 9 month old will be ERF till she out grows the new carseat that we are going to get her!