Although I’m not a parent myself, I do occasionally travel with young children. This may be common knowledge to those of you who have kids, but for those of you who don’t, it might surprise you to know that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urges you to register your child restrain/ car seat with its manufacturer.

“In the event of a safety recall, all manufacturers are required to notify registered owners by first class mail that their child restraint is included in the recall.  Therefore, it’s very important that the manufacturer of your child restraint has your current mailing address, and all of the information necessary to identify your child restraint.”

To register your child restraint you will need to provide the following information:

Your Name

Your current mailing address

Manufacturer’s Name (Example: Graco, Britax, Evenflo, Combi, etc.)

Date of Manufacture (Example: Label says “Manufactured in” )

Model Number (Example: 8643CDR2, 808688, 317147P1, etc.)

Model Name (if known) (Example: Snugride, Centre EX, Embrace, etc.)

Manufacturers are required to include the model number and date of manufacture on each restraint they produce.  It’s locatedon a label attached to the restraint (look on the rear, the bottom, or the side of the restraint).

If you own a product by one of the manufacturers below, you may register directly on their web site:

Britax

Chicco

Clek Inc.

Combi

Compass

Dorel

Evenflo

Graco

Orbit baby

Peg Perego

RECARO

Regal Lager

If the manufacturer of your child restraint is not listed above, or you’d like NHTSA to provide your child restraint registration information to the manufacturer, you can fill out the Child Restraint Registration form at their website.

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