Booster seat expiry

[nellgirl]

Do booster seats expire (not high backed boosters, but the smaller ones that kids sit on and use a regular seatbelt)?
The reason I ask is that the school I work at has 4 or 5 that we keep as backups if parents forget to send a booster for a field trip. We’ve had them forever and when I looked today, I couldn’t find an expiry on them anywhere.

[penguingrrl]

Yes they do. If you can’t find an expiration date and know they’re fairly old I would look at replacing them because they’re likely expired.

[pooh8402]

Yes, they do. The plastic wears out over time.

I would replace them in this case.

This is a good option in your scenario. Inexpensive, no frills, should be pretty easy for the kids to use.

www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Rise-Noback-Booster-Choose-Your-Color/527347571?u1=&oid=223073.1&wmlspartner=kC45nfKkUck&sourceid=31152021883054315527&affillinktype=10&veh=aff

[samanthamkm]

I believe it is 6 years after the manufacturer date.

[nellgirl]

May 16, 2019 19:57:41 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Yes, they do. The plastic wears out over time.

I would replace them in this case.

This is a good option in your scenario. Inexpensive, no frills, should be pretty easy for the kids to use.

www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Rise-Noback-Booster-Choose-Your-Color/527347571?u1=&oid=223073.1&wmlspartner=kC45nfKkUck&sourceid=31152021883054315527&affillinktype=10&veh=aff

Thanks! I’ll suggest it to our principal. It had never occurred to me to look for an expiry (my kids don’t use them because I teach an older grade), but I was in the room they’re stored in today and having a little one myself, I was curious.

[sakura]

There’s not a standard lifespan for them. 6 years could be a rule of thumb to be safe, but backless boosters do not absorb the same type of force that a regular car seat does. It puts a child in a position so the seatbelt can function properly and the force is put on the seatbelt, not on the plastic. I would check the manufacturer’s recommendation to see if you should replace them or not.

[lolalolalola]

May 16, 2019 20:38:32 GMT -5 samanthamkm said:

I believe it is 6 years after the manufacturer date.

For some reason I thought it was 10 years

OP, if there’s no expiry sticker, they may have the manufacture month/year molded into the plastic somewhere and you can google or call the manufacturer to ask.

[pooh8402]

May 16, 2019 22:30:00 GMT -5 lolalolalola said:

May 16, 2019 20:38:32 GMT -5 samanthamkm said:

I believe it is 6 years after the manufacturer date.

For some reason I thought it was 10 years

OP, if there’s no expiry sticker, they may have the manufacture month/year molded into the plastic somewhere and you can google or call the manufacturer to ask.

Depends on the seat. Some are 6 years, some are 8 years, some are 10.

[samanthamkm]

May 16, 2019 22:30:00 GMT -5 lolalolalola said:

May 16, 2019 20:38:32 GMT -5 samanthamkm said:

I believe it is 6 years after the manufacturer date.

For some reason I thought it was 10 years

OP, if there’s no expiry sticker, they may have the manufacture month/year molded into the plastic somewhere and you can google or call the manufacturer to ask.

Here is an article that I found talking about expired seats.
csftl.org/expired-seats/

[penguingrrl]

May 16, 2019 19:57:41 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

Yes, they do. The plastic wears out over time.

I would replace them in this case.

This is a good option in your scenario. Inexpensive, no frills, should be pretty easy for the kids to use.

www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Rise-Noback-Booster-Choose-Your-Color/527347571?u1=&oid=223073.1&wmlspartner=kC45nfKkUck&sourceid=31152021883054315527&affillinktype=10&veh=aff

This is a great seat! We have two of them as our spares and I have yet to see a kid or car it didn’t give a good fit with.