Evenflo Car Seat Safety – Side Impact Testing
Standard Since 2008!!
You may have seen news that car seats will have to be tested to withstand side-impact collisions of up to 30 miles an hour. Since a quarter of all car accidents are side impact collisions, this move will save the lives of children.
Right now, it’s practically impossible for parents to know if car seats have been properly crash tested or to trust they will truly protect children in the event of an unfortunate collision. “The Truth about Child Car Seat Safety Claims.” I’m sure you will be shocked to find out that many car seat brands don’t test for side-impact collisions, since the manufacturers are not required to do so.
I know that every time I put Gradie into the car I want to do so knowing that she is as safe as possible, and the thought that some car seats don’t have side impact testing is, well, it’s SCARY!!
However, I have some good news for you!! Since 2008, Evenflo is one of the few car seat manufacturers that have been doing side impact testing across their entire product line including the #1 rated seats: Symphony All in One and Triumph Convertible. Side-impact testing simulates a crash in which the vehicle carrying the car seat is struck on the side by another vehicle.
Parents trust car seats to protect children in the event of an accident and it’s Evenflo’s commitment to make sure that each car seat will keep a child safe.
Evenflo test at speeds that replicate the Side Impact Testing for New Car Assessment Program (SNCAP) and those of NHTSA’s newly proposed side impact test protocol. Evenflo also advertises side impact testing both on the carton and on the car seat itself, so parents are aware of the level of test that are designed to keep kids safe. Since studies indicate that approximately 25% of Motor Vehicle Accidents involve a side impact component, parents can rest assure Evenflo’s car seats are designed outperform.
I had no idea about seat testing… and actually looked at the evenflo all in one. I think this just helped me make up my mind.
Hello. Here in Quebec, Canada, we have a Safety Obligation to change a car seat or seat-booster in any accident-car. They will be removed by either the police or the insurance people inspecting the car. You have no way of keeping a car seat that was inside a car that had an accident.
Also, car seats sold here have an “expiry date” due to the change of weather patterns and years of usage.
All this so that our “little family” riding in the back is safe.
Makes sense because even on small speed impact, airbags are inflated, and must be changed, it follows the same thinking.
Carmelle,
Here in the USA the same is done when your car seat is in a car involved in an accident. And we also have expiration dates on car seats.
This posts relates to the testing that is done before car seats are made available for sale to the general public.
This is great to know! I personally don’t have any little ones any more, but I have a ton of nieces and nephews. I will pass this along and also buy a car seat to keep in my car for the little ones when I have them for the day! I know they will be a little safer if I have the right seat now 🙂