Car Seat Lifespan List – 2022 Update
Please use this list to help you establish your car seat lifespan.
If you need some guidance to determine the date of manufacture of your car seat, please refer to our article “How to Read a Car Seat Date Stamp”. You will use this date to calculate your car seat expiry date.
You will see reference to (AS/NZS), (EU) and (US) alongside some brand names. This refers to the safety standard the seat is manufactured to. Child restraints of the same brand which have been manufactured to different safety standards may have different lifespans. For this reason, it’s important you know the safety standard of your car seat. If you don’t have this information, you can find it easily. How you do this is explained in our article, “Car Seat Safety Standards – NZ“.
We have endeavoured to ensure this list is as comprehensive as possible. However, with the vast number of child restraints on the market currently, as well as those sold previously and since discontinued, there will be some that have not made the list. We welcome any information on amendments, updates, additions or corrections. Please feel free to make contact with us if you have any information on car seat lifespans which we have not included.
All brands and models are listed in alphabetical order.
Car Seat Lifespan Table – A to B (ACC to Britax Safe’n’Sound (AS/NZS))
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan Table – B to C (Britax (EU) to Clek)
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan Table – C to D (Cosco to Diono Radian)
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan Table – D to E (Diono Rainier to Evenflo (US))
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan List – E to J (Evenflo (US) to Juniors)
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan List – M to N (Maxi Cosi (US) to Neeva)
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan List – N to R (Nuna (AS/NZS) to Recaro (US))
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
Car Seat Lifespan List – S to Z (Safe’n’Sound to Sunshine Kids)
Establish your car seat’s date of manufacture and use this table to calculate the car seat expiry.
*Lifespan from DOP (date of purchase) only applies if DOP is known.
** Look for “Do not use after 20XX” stamped onto back of seat shell.
*** These particular DOP lifespans apply to original purchaser only. If not original purchaser, or if purchase date is unknown, then lifespan reverts to DOM (date of manufacture).
**** The tether on Diono seats can give a clue as to their lifespan. A split tether indicates a split lifespan (for example, 8yrs with harness/2yrs as booster). A single tether indicates a single lifespan (for example, 10yrs total).
This list is to be referred to as a guide only. Always check the product itself for any statement or labeling regarding lifespan.
We have confirmed the information contained in this list by local or international manufacturers, distributors, suppliers or their websites. While we have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this list has been obtained from reliable sources, SitTight is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information.
This list is current as at January 2022 but may change at any time without notice.