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  "page_id": "buying-a-used-booster-car-seat",
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  "title": "Buying a Used Booster Car Seat",
  "question": "Is it safe to buy a used booster car seat, and what should a buyer check first?",
  "answer": "Check the manufacture date before buying a used seat. Chicco GoFit: The GoFit expires 8 years from the date of manufacture, and that date is on a label on the bottom of the seat. Chicco MyFit Air ClearTex: Do not use the child restraint if it is more than 8 years old. PEG Perego Viaggio Flex 120: no checked fact gives its expiration date; The booster meets or exceeds Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 for motor vehicles and is not certified for aircraft use.",
  "kind": "booster car seat",
  "market": "US",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-17T09:45:48.458Z",
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    "facts": "Every value in the table is a fact RoboTrunk checked, linked to the page it came from. A dash means no checked fact fills that cell.",
    "price": "Prices and stock change, so this page prints neither: each product name links to its RoboTrunk page, which shows them live."
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      "product": "Chicco MyFit Air ClearTex",
      "field": "expiration",
      "value": "Do not use the child restraint if it is more than 8 years old.",
      "stated_as": "DO NOT use this Child Restraint if it is more than 8 years old.",
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      "source_read_at": "2026-10-09T09:58:56.290Z"
    },
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      "ref": "p2.f2",
      "product": "Chicco GoFit",
      "field": "safety test",
      "value": "NHTSA gives the Chicco GoFit booster an overall ease-of-use rating of 5 of 5 stars, with 5 for securing the child and instructions and 4 for labels and installation features; these are not crash-test results. Its rated seat, made 2022-03-12, lists 40–110 lbs and 38–57 inches; sources disagree on height, as Chicco's product page and Strolleria list 44–57 inches.",
      "stated_as": "overall 5 of 5 stars; securing the child 5 of 5 stars; evaluation of labels 4 of 5 stars",
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      "source_url": "https://api.nhtsa.gov/childSeats?dataSet=ratings",
      "source_read_at": "2026-10-13T08:01:07.895Z"
    },
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      "product": "Chicco GoFit",
      "field": "certification",
      "value": "Chicco says the GoFit meets or exceeds the United States frontal impact standard FMVSS 213b.",
      "stated_as": "The GoFit® meets or exceeds Frontal Impact Standard FMVSS 213b.",
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      "source_url": "https://www.chiccousa.com/shop-our-products/car-seats/booster/gofit-backless-booster-car-seat---shark/04079751230070.html",
      "source_read_at": "2026-10-13T08:00:38.863Z"
    },
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      "ref": "p2.f12",
      "product": "Chicco GoFit",
      "field": "expiration",
      "value": "The GoFit expires 8 years from the date of manufacture, and that date is on a label on the bottom of the seat.",
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      "ref": "p3.f3",
      "product": "PEG Perego Viaggio Flex 120",
      "field": "safety test",
      "value": "In NHTSA's Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings, the Peg Perego Viaggio Flex 120 booster mode (rated seat made 2022-03-28, model number IMVF00US35DX13DX79, 40–120 lb, 39–63 in, seat weight 15.8 lb in this mode) scored 3 of 5 stars overall and 3 of 5 stars for securing the child; these are ease-of-use ratings, not crash-test results.",
      "stated_as": "Peg Perego Viaggio Flex 120 (model number IMVF00US35DX13DX79, Booster, the rated seat made 2022-03-28, child weight 40.0lbs - 120.0lbs, child height 39.0\" - 63.0\"): Booster (seat weight in this mode 15.8 lb): overall 3 of 5 stars; securing the child 3 of 5 stars",
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    },
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      "ref": "p3.f5",
      "product": "PEG Perego Viaggio Flex 120",
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      "value": "The booster meets or exceeds Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213 for motor vehicles and is not certified for aircraft use.",
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