Most of the things that we use, have an expiry date. And what about the children's car seats?
1. The first reason - it's constantly changing requirements for machinery safety. This contributes to the fact that manufacturers of children's car seats must constantly make changes to designs that meet current safety requirements.
Does the car seat expiry date / istockphoto.com
2. Shelf life in child seats there because the plastic parts of the body are in the construction, which wear out quickly. After some time, the plastic loses its properties due to temperature changes or damage to the material. In such a situation should not continue to use a child seat, as it will not guarantee full protection.
3. If the car with the seat got in an accident, then, that its further operation, too, can be forgotten. As a result, even a small impact on the chair can appear microdamages that in the future may lead to insufficient protection of the child.
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