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How do you know when your car seat or booster seat expires? All car seats and boosters have different lifespans. There is no one rule; seats can expire anywhere from 4-12 years from when they were made. To find out when your seat expires, take a look at the seat itself.
It's not as if you'll hit the expiration date and the plastic will become weak, he said. The plastic is good for at least 10 years. But regulations and standards are constantly changing.. For example, in both 1999 and 2002, car seats incorporated new methods of buckling in children and attaching the seat to the car.he reason why there are expiration dates is most likely driven by the manufacturers and retailers who need to make and sell more car seats. Otherwise, there would be reduced demand, and it would be hard to sell a car seat for $300 when someone could get a used one for $50.