Car Seat Brand Lifespan Guide
STANDARD: UK ECE
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: NZS
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: ECE R44.04
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
BABYWELL (UK)
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
US
UK
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: NZS
LIFE SPAN: Boulevard and
Pavilion - 7 years
Frontier - 9 years
Parkway SGL - 6 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: NZS
LIFE SPAN:
Cosco Scenera - 8 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: Capsules - 6 yrs
3 in 1 Boosters - 10 yrs
STANDARD: NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: Capsules,
Covertibles & Combined
Booster - 6 years
Symphony - 8 years
UK
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
Capsule - 7 years
Booster - 8 years
Nautilus - 6 years full seat,
9 years half booster
STANDARD: NZS
LIFE SPAN:
Convertible Harness (RXT/
R100/Rainier/Olympia) - 8
years
Convertible Booster (RXT/
R100) - 10 years
Convertible Booster (Rainier/Olympia) - 12 years
Cambria Booster - 10 years
Monterey Booster - 8 years
US
STANDARD: Not Approved STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN:
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
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Car Seat Brand Lifespan Guide
UK
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 5 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 5 years
AU/NZ
STANDARD: AS/NZS & NZS STANDARD: UK ECE
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
LIFE SPAN: Capsule with
base & Dedicated booster
- 10 years
3 in 1 booster - 6 years
UK
AU/NZ
TEX
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 7 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 5 years
US
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
STANDARD: UK ECE 44.03
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
STANDARD: NZS
LIFE SPAN: 6 years
STANDARD: AS/NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN: 10 years
US
STANDARD: NZS 1754
LIFE SPAN:
Capsules - 6 years
Complete Air & Guide 65 8 years
Brands not mentioned - 6-10 years
Generally these are limited life span seats. Valid for up to 6 years from the date of manufacture - assume a 6 year
life span unless the shell is embedded with a manufacture expiry date, with the exception of those listed in the
table above. The expiry date can be taken from the date of sale (Britax & Safe-n-Sound), others are always from the
date stamp on the seat shell.
NOTE:
• All car seats, boosters and harnesses expire - there’s no exception to this rule
• Seats/brands may be new to the market and not yet added to the table, they may not be listed, as often they are
re-branded models of other seats above or they may change brand names frequently.
UPDATED NOVEMBER 2014