car seat age limit

HI there i am wanting to know if its legal to sell used car seats if so is there an age limit?

I have a car seat that is no longer of use to me and wish to sell it to someone who will use it, its in great condition hardly been used can go forwards and backwards

It is not illegal, however, there’s lots of things to consider before selling that seat. You want to make absolutely sure its safe for another child to use or you could be held liable if it fails in an accident.

Car seats expire 5-6 years after the date of manufacture, which is on a label somewhere on the seat. The plastic starts to degrade and won’t stand up to a crash putting a child at risk for dying in even a minor wreck. If it was in a crash, the harness could break right through the plastic, allowing the child to be thrown from the seat! Another reason manufacturers refuse to be liable past 5-6 years is because regulations, standards, and crash tests change making older seats less safe than newer seats. Condition and history doesn’t matter when the seat is expired. And there’s no way to tell by looking at a seat whether or not it is safe. You can’t tell if a seat is safe by looking. The only way to tell is to put a baby in it and get in a wreck and see how the baby and seat come out of it. And I wouldn’t want to use my child as a crash test dummy.

Also make sure:
1)it has never been in any wreck
2)it has all the original pieces, including manual
3)it has never been dropped, which means never been checked as luggage at the airport, either, since this frequently happens when checked or gate checked .
4)the straps have never been completely submerged or washed with anything other than mild soap(it messes up the flame retardent treatment)
5)if there are any recalls, make sure it has been taken care of, fixed or replaced.

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