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Did you know car seats expire? I recently discovered Camden’s car seat was expired, and knew exactly what I wanted to replace his outdated one with: The Britax Frontier 90. I’m sharing some car seat safety and what I think about the Britax Frontier 90.

Car Seat Safety Tips

Before I tell you about the awesome Frontier 90 I want to share a little education on car seats and the different hows and whys they can expire from Britax.

1. The materials that compose the seat (plastics, fabrics, webbing, etc.) all degrade over a period of time due to environmental factors, such as sunlight and heat.
2. Car seat manufacturers have the ability to perform “life cycle testing” in an environmental chamber. This chamber allows us to perform tests replicating an expected life span of the seat. Several factors come into play during this life cycle testing, including the materials the seat is made from, the process by which the seat was made, the design of the seat, and the size and weight of the child using the seat. Without an expiration date, a car seat would be good forever; however, it would be impossible for a car seat manufacturer to test a car seat and guarantee that it will work forever.
3. A car seat has to meet government standards that are in place at the time the seat is manufactured. These safety standards are constantly changing as new research is conducted and new technologies are developed – in fact, they’ve changed multiple times in the past ten years. Therefore, a car seat that was manufactured ten years ago and met the government’s requirements ten years ago may not meet the safety standards that we have in place today. A car seat that is manufactured with reasonably current technology will provide the best level of safety available.

A car seat usually only has a life span of 5-6 years. So the next time you’re cleaning out the car make sure you look on the bottom of the seat so you know the expiration date.

Do Car Seats Expire?

Once we discovered his seat was expired I knew I wanted a Britax seat with the ClickTight installation.  We often need to switch out car seats when my parents take the kids and being able to install them properly and quickly is important and this new installation takes care of both things. Plus it’s Grandparent approved!

The key for me is keeping the kids in a 5-point harness for as long as I possibly can, but not making them feel like their in a baby seat. The Frontier is the perfect Harness to Booster for ages 2 & 25 lbs up to 90 lbs. It’s got safety first and foremost with a sleek design and the cup-holders are a huge hit.

I love the ease of adjust ability to this seat.  You can easily move the harness shoulder and head height and extra bonus you don’t need to thread the straps though.  This is great because now both kids want to sit in this so with a quick click I can raise the straps for Eleanor or lower them for Camden.

The installation was a breeze taking me all of 5 minutes, and I never worried that I wasn’t doing it right or that it wouldn’t be tight enough.  So many car seats aren’t installed correctly and the parents or grandparents have no idea.  There shouldn’t be wiggle room on a car seat, we want our babies safe and this seat helps to ensure just that with really being able to “get in” and tighten straps.

I also love how durable, soft and padded the fabric feels.  I don’t have to worry about taking the whole thing apart to clean it because you can easily remove the cover to wash the seat.  I know I keep saying it’s so easy, but it really is.

Britax Fronter 90 review

If you’re a  parent who spends a lot of time with your kids in the car than I suggest you take a look at your current seats to make sure they aren’t expired and look into the Britax Frontier 90 for ages 2 and up.  It’s going to change how you think about car seats and make your little ones safe and happy!

Disclosure:  I was not compensated for this post but did receive a product for review.  As always all opinions are my own.

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