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Doona Doona+ expiration

The Doona Doona+ expires 6 years after its date of manufacture.

Useful life
6 years
Type
Infant
Brand policy
6 years

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What to know

Doona's own guidance sets one figure for the brand: six years after the manufacturer's date, after which you should not use the seat. The user guides do not print a lifespan, so that brand figure is what to work from. The date is on the white traceability sticker on the back of the carrier and on the back of the LATCH base.

The date of manufacture is on the seat itself. Doona calls it the traceability sticker: a white label on the back of each product, both on the car seat and on the LATCH base. That sticker carries the product details Doona asks for at registration, and the user guide asks for the model number and manufacturing date. Doona's general guidance adds that a car seat's expiration is usually on the manufacturer's label or sticker on the back or bottom of the seat, or stated in the instruction manual.

Safety note: SeatCheck summarizes manufacturer and NHTSA guidance, but the label on your own seat and its manual are the final word. When in doubt, contact the manufacturer with your model and serial number.

More about Doona seats

Full policy, label locations and crash-replacement rules on the Doona brand page.

Doona X

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Doona Doona+ good for?
The Doona Doona+ has a useful life of 6 years from its date of manufacture. The exact date is printed on the seat's own label, so check the sticker on the shell or base rather than counting from the purchase date.
Where is the expiration date on the Doona Doona+?
Doona calls it the traceability sticker: a white label on the back of each product, both on the car seat and on the LATCH base. That sticker carries the product details Doona asks for at registration, and the user guide asks for the model number and manufacturing date. Doona's general guidance adds that a car seat's expiration is usually on the manufacturer's label or sticker on the back or bottom of the seat, or stated in the instruction manual.
Should I replace the Doona+ after a crash?
Doona gives two different answers, so read carefully. The Doona X and Doona+ user guides apply the NHTSA test: never use the seat after a moderate or severe crash, and a minor crash allows continued use only if the vehicle drove away from the site, the door nearest the seat was undamaged, no passenger was injured, no airbags deployed, and the seat has no visible damage. Doona's own car seat safety article takes a harder line, saying that a seat involved in an accident, even a minor one, is not safe to use and must be replaced. The stricter version is the safer one to act on.

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