Pack N' Play. . . do they "expire"? or other baby gear for that matter?

Meganequine

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I'm guessing the answer is no. . .  but thought I would ask.  I know carseats have an expiration date.

My SIL gave me two pack n' plays.  She must have gotten them as hand-me-downs for her as well becuase they are manufactured in 2006  (Her youngest was born in 2008--  her next child was born in 1998). 

Both are need some major cleaning and neither came w/ an instruction manual, so I went and printed it off the company's website.  They are both evenflo "baby-go" pack n' plays.

I like getting hand-me-down (saves lots of $$), but obviously want everything to be clean and safe.  So, what do you ladies know?

rosesandpeonies

I have never seen a expiration date on pack n plays, but you do want to make sure they havent been recalled, etc.

 I use my nephews and he was born in 07. His is a chicco though. 

The only expiration dates I have ever seen are for carseats...and not using cribs from before a certain year. 

CLLDLL

I agree with PP, I dont' think PNPs expire.  The reason carseats do is because the plastic is exposed to heat & cold.  This causes it to get brittle.  If the PNPs you inherited were stored in a storage unit where they were exposed to the heat & cold you probably want to inspect them really well for cracks or weak plastic.  I'd also definitely check for any recalls.  I know back in the early to mid 2000s there were a lot of recalls on PNPs that would fold up accidentally and suffocate baby. 

gimmietimmies

No to PnP's expiring. We have ds' - it stays at grandma's house. It's 15 years old, no rips, no tears, no broken parts and very clean. Amazingly, it has also not had any recalls on it either. I'm okay with using some older baby gear as long as they are in great shape, have no recalls and meet current standards. Not much has changed with PnP's in 15 years.

Here's a good place to check if you are unsure.

ETA: Car seats expire. This may be a Canadian site, but it's compiled from the manufacturer, and the expiry is the same in the US - I've checked. The only update from this is the new Diono seats are good for 10 years.

MrsJetSet

CLLDLL:

I agree with PP, I dont' think PNPs expire.  The reason carseats do is because the plastic is exposed to heat & cold.  This causes it to get brittle.  If the PNPs you inherited were stored in a storage unit where they were exposed to the heat & cold you probably want to inspect them really well for cracks or weak plastic.  I'd also definitely check for any recalls.  I know back in the early to mid 2000s there were a lot of recalls on PNPs that would fold up accidentally and suffocate baby. 

 

This exactly is the only thing I would be concerned about. 

lucisparents

I was told by my licensing lady for my daycare, that they are cracking down on recalled cribs (completely understand) and that PNPs are next. She said several will be recalled? (Do they know about recalls before they happen?) So maybe in the future we'll see something about "unsafe" PNPs.