Has Britax yet eliminated hazardous flame retardants from its car seats? The company had promised to do so by the end of 2012.
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After searching and searching for myself I found this at http://www.britaxusa.com/learning-center/safety-standards .... "flammability standard referenced above, FMVSS 302, is intended to prevent harm to occupants in the event of post-accident vehicle fires. BRITAX and its suppliers are currently compliant to all applicable federal and state standards regarding chemical compliance as well as more internal stringent standards. In 2011, BRITAX announced that we would be revising our internal chemical compliance specifications. These revised specifications require all BRITAX suppliers to reduce and/or where possible, eliminate the use of all chemicals containing bromine or chlorine from all components used in our car seats and all other products - while still ensuring their ability to pass federal government standards for flammability. We set a target for our suppliers to be compliant to this new standard by the end of 2012. We are pleased to report successful progress. Our suppliers have worked very diligently toward meeting these more stringent chemical compliance specifications and have successfully reduced and/or eliminated the use of all chemicals containing bromine and chlorine in all components as of December 31, 2012. BRITAX remains committed to working closely with our suppliers to ensure continued leadership in the area of chemical compliance specifications. In BRITAX
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We do not think so. The mechanism is similar to that of other Britax car seats.
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Update: It is 9 years for Frontier 90. Found it in the user manual on the britax site. On page 2 it says: "To prevent injury due to deterioration or hidden damage, discontinue use of this child seat when it is older than nine years or has been in a moderate or severe crash. See Serial Number and Manufactured Date Label located on the child seat shell." http://www.britaxusa.com/uploads/products/user-guides/122.pdf I couldn't find information on expiration for Frontier 90, but managed to find out that older version called Frontier had expiration date set to 9 years from date of manufacture. http://www.britaxusa.com/car-seats/frontier
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Why are you looking for a "fresh" one? I am looking for the model revised to address the IIHS "Check Fit" issue. Britax Customer Service told me that the seat was revised on July 17, 2014.
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These seats were manufactured until the end of 2014. At that time, the features and benefits did not change but a new brand logo was introduced.
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It's 6 years from the manufacture date on the actual seat. The reason for this is the foam inside the carseat breaks down after time and becomes unsafe!
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doesn't contain any fire retardants. I think only car seat has contain any fire retardants. you may confirm with Britax USA.
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Yes. I contracted Graco and they rushed me the parts I needed to make the seat safe for my grandson. I cannot remember the exact date that I bought the seat, but I would believe that the ones being sold now have that problem remedied.
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If you mean what will be the actual date printed on your car seat, only Graco could tell you that. But in general, car seats are only supposed to be good for 6 years before you discard it. I'm sure car seat makers love that rule. But they put when the car seat "expires" on it so you know when it's time to get a new one.
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Take it off, all the covers can be removed, all BRITAX materials are to be used in laundry machine and dryer, I've washed the carrier and baby carrier, it did not loose any color, yes I've got to take them off from the Frontier 90, cause my 2 year old girl drinks too many liquids and the diaper got to it's limit so the seat also has a smell.
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This seat expires 6 years from the date of manufacture. The Radian is 8. I believe one of the newer Britax may also be 8, but the Radian is the only seat I know for certain is longer.
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Yes--I do not believe there were really any changes 2013 to 2014 that would impack the seat back protector. Really just option changes for 2014.
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June 2013. I got in touch with Britax and this model was manufactured after the recalled batches, with improvements
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We have this model and ours was manufactured in 2011 so it was part of the recall. It depends on when it was manufactured. Your car seat will have a sticker on it that tells you and you can call the company to make sure. Hope this helps
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I called Britax and specifically asked about our carseat as I didn't see it listed and they were very helpful in telling me it worked. I bet it's compatible, but you could double check with Britax!
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My advice, which comes from a car seat installation trainer of 20 years, do not buy anything to add to, put under, or put over the car seat. The cas seat manufacturer will not stand behind the safety of their product with additions. Before you dismiss this as cooky "conspiracy knowledge", think logically about our society: would a company look for ways to get out of liability or will they willingly accept liability?
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The model number for the stroller I received wasn't a listed recalled model number, but the manufacture date of the stroller I received fell within Britax's recall period. I don't remember the date off hand but I'm pretty sure I listed it in my review. I want to say it was in 2010 or 2011.