Chicco KeyFit 30 — expiration
Infant car seat.
Chicco ties the KeyFit 30 to a 6-year useful life — infant car seats, as stated on Chicco's infant car seat guide; the "Designed Lifespan (from Date of Manufacture)" table on Chicco's "Common Car Seat Questions, Answered" article lists the same 6 years for the categor.
Chicco infant car seats expire 6 years after the date of manufacture.
Chicco's own wording — source, checked 2026-08-27.
Read your label against the formula
Find the date of manufacture on the seat's label, then add 6 years — the same month. As Chicco applies it:
| Manufactured in | Reaches its stated life in |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2025 (same month as your label) |
| 2020 | 2026 (same month as your label) |
| 2021 | 2027 (same month as your label) |
| 2022 | 2028 (same month as your label) |
| 2023 | 2029 (same month as your label) |
| 2024 | 2030 (same month as your label) |
| 2025 | 2031 (same month as your label) |
| 2026 | 2032 (same month as your label) |
Where the date is on this seat
Chicco's infant car seat guide puts the date of manufacture on an adhesive label on the bottom of the seat. The KeyFit 30 manual points to the manufacturer's label on the underside of the Child Restraint for the printed "Do Not Use After" date.
You will find the date of manufacture on an adhesive label on the bottom of the car seat.
Source, checked 2026-08-27.
- Underside of the carrier shell
- Back of the seat shell
- On the separate base, top or side
Recalls
Run the label's model number and date of manufacture through NHTSA's recall lookup — it is the authoritative record for any seat, this one included.
The label on your seat is authoritative; this page is a reference.