Worried About Getting Notice of a Car Seat Recall? Try Car Seat Registration.

It seems like each year car seats are recalled. Register your car seat here. The site also contains the ability for the owner to research if their car seat has been recalled for any reason from the manufacturer.

I recommend not purchasing car seats used. For one, the technology gets better each year. For another reason, you have no way of determining if the car seat has ever been involved in an accident. If the seat has been involved in a car accident the padding, foam or other safety mechanisms of the seat could be damaged, which could harm the protective abilities of the seat itself.