The Dangers Of Counterfeit Car Seats

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In the car, it¡¯s the best way to keep a baby safe. But some parents may 1unknowingly be putting their children in 2counterfeit car seats.

¡°These seats are not protecting the kids like they should.¡±

Since January, officials at Orlando Health say they¡¯ve identified 27 counterfeit car seats and 11 foreign seats... discovered as they helped parents strap their new baby in before leaving the hospital.

¡°A counterfeit car seat is a car seat that is 3non-regulated anywhere and is made somewhere and isn¡¯t crash tested. But a foreign car seat is a car seat that is 4crash tested, maybe in the, in Europe, but those standards don¡¯t meet the US standards.¡±

To make sure your car seat is safe, check the straps and anchoring parts. Officials say knockoffs may not have lower anchor attachments or a chest clip. Look out for 5paperwork. A car seat 6manual and 7registration card are included in all 8federally compliant car seats in the US. And read the labels. A federally compliant seat will have a warning label showing it complies with federal motor vehicle safety standards.

¡°If it does not have any of those labels in English and Spanish, if the labels are in another language, that can be an 9indication that it is a counterfeit car seat.¡±

Hospital officials say many of these car seats are bought online through third party vendors. And if the price is too good to be true, it probably is.