child safety seats
Why do Car Seats Expire?
This may come as a shock to some drivers, though hopefully NOT ones with kids. Believe it or not children’s car seats actually have expiration dates, though not because they’re made of dairy products or tuna salad.
Graco Child Seat Recall Expands to 5.6 Million
Graco Children’s Products said today that it will recall roughly 1.9 million infant safety seats with latches that may become difficult to open.
Child Seat Side Impact Test Proposed by NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing the first-ever side impact test for car seats sold in the U.S. designed for children weighing up to 40 lbs.
Nissan Fit Tests Nearly 100 Child Safety Seats – Video
Nissan says that it is the only automaker in the world that fit-tests nearly one hundred child safety seats in almost every vehicle it makes, and has now extended its ‘Snug Kids’ program to the US and Canada.
Britax Convertible Car Seats May Be Missing Parts
If you have a Britax child safety seat, this announcement may affect you. Some of the company’s convertible car seats were manufactured with screws and nuts that were improperly inserted. As a result, the screws or nuts may become detached from the base joint connector. The convertible car seats in question were made from early…
Study Finds Car Seats Safe For Overweight Children
Kids come in all different shapes and sizes – so does one type of car safety seat fit all? An important question that seems to be popping up more frequently is if overweight children need a car seat that’s designed just for them – and according to a new study, the answer is no. The…
