Yes. All Evenflo car seats were manufactured to meet or exceed the current federal regulations at the time of their production. While recently updated regulations have necessitated some product or usage changes, products manufactured earlier remain safe to use until their stated expiration date. Always review the labels and instructions provided with your car seat to understand the requirements for your specific model.
Federal car seat regulations have been updated, with required manufacture dates between June 2025 and December 2026. To meet the updated regulations, some car seat models may have updated their minimum or maximum weight, height or age requirements. Other products may have updated headrests or side wing areas.
Evenflo has been conducting side impact testing of car seat models since 2008. The test protocol adopted in FMVSS 213a was only recently developed. While both the legacy Evenflo and current FMVSS methodologies are intended to evaluate car seat performance in a side impact crash, they are different in many respects, including the details of the crash being simulated, the equipment and setup used in the testing and the measurements and methodologies utilized to assess test outcomes. Accordingly, they both provide useful, but different, data for evaluating car seat safety performance.
Federal car seat regulations have been updated, with required manufacture dates between June 2025 and December 2026. For some models, the updated regulations have required a change to the minimum or maximum weight or height. This can also impact manufacturer’s stated age limits. Products manufactured prior to the regulatory implementation dates remain safe to use until their stated expiration date. Always review the labels and instructions provided with your car seat to understand the requirements for your specific model.
No, these changes are not retroactive. While recently updated regulations have necessitated some product or usage changes, products manufactured earlier remain safe to use until their stated expiration date. Always review the labels and instructions provided with your car seat to understand the requirements for your specific model.
All car seats are certified to the safety regulations in place on the date they were manufactured. Updated regulations may or may not prompt physical changes in a specific car seat, but our products are updated regularly as we implement learnings from crash testing and research activities. The goal is, of course, continual improvement. This is the primary reason why expiration dates are an important feature of car seats, so that eventually older designs can be phased out of the market and consumers can benefit from current safety technology. Ultimately, the data indicates that a properly used car seat reduces the risk of death or serious injury in all types of crashes. The safest car seat is the one that fits your child, fits your vehicle and is used properly on every ride.