What happens if

[*Molly*]

You are in an accident with carseats in the car but the kids weren't in them at the time? Are they still good? Do I need to get new ones?

[SassySami]

My aunt got into a wreck.. with my carseats in her car.. we got new ones, because once in a accident the plastic has become wrapped and is deemed unsafe. Insurance companies will actually pay for you to get new carseats.. atleast ours did

[jmarks0406]

yes you will need new one's

[*Leandra*]

I have always heard that also they need to be replaced.

[MistyAnn]

depends on the company. Some wont pay for them if the child wasnt in it. Ours had to because the kids were in it. And I also made them replace my stroller as it was damaged in the accident too.

[Marissa]

Yes they should be replaced, even if the children were not in them at the time. Some insurance companies will pay for replacements, others won't either way the seat should be replaced. I believe some carseats have some criteria as to when a seat should be replaced. Some specify that in cases where an airbag was not deployed they do not need to be replaced. It all depends. Some additional research for you brand of carseat and model will be the key, but in MOST cases the seat has to be replaced. For instance Graco's manual on their safeseat states that in case of "ANY" accident the seat mus be replaced. So look into your carseat manual for additional information.

[*Molly*]

Thank you.

[Mommie2Bryce]

Wow thanks! I didn't know this!

[*Molly*]

Thanks again. We took the carseats out of the car, but I'm terrified to put the kids in them. Shit, I'm terrified to get in a car at all.

[~*DASHA*~]

Did you get in a car accident Molly?? What happened???

[4BlueBlessings]

I had the same ? when I wrecked a few weeks ago.... the guy at the fire dept told me... unless airbags were deployed or the car is "totalled" the do not need to be replaced... unless it's a booster seat that maybe wasnt hooked in and was thrown around

[*Molly*]

Oh! I thought I posted this already. Yeah. It sucked.

[~*DASHA*~]

Oh my goodness girl! How scary. I am glad the kids weren't there. Are you okay??? I still have flash backs from my accident in December. :hug: Hope you are okay!

[*Molly*]

Just sore. Thank you.

[4BlueBlessings]

If you could afford it... you could replace them just to be safe??? I JUST Bought all 4 of ours in late August... so there was NO WAY I could afford it. Plus our insurance wouldnt pay

[SassySami]

why would you want to chance those carseats if their were in a wreck.. I do not care if they are buckled or not.. when you a in high or low impact.. you will still mess up the plastic..

[*Molly*]

I want to replace them. One is graco and the other is a Marathon.

[Mommie2Bryce]

Heck I want to replace the one we bought just because there are so many new and cutier designs.

[jmarks0406]

lol mellissa i must have went threw about 20 carseats threw the first couple of years of leona and josephs lives just cause i wanted cutier carseats i wasted to much on carseats. LOL

[Raquel]

they do have covers you can buy seperate

[*Molly*]

I'm more worried about my carseats just went through a rollover crash, but that's just me.

[Kimberli]

Sorry to hear about your wreck Molly, glad you're okay!

A couple of us on here got our Marathons from this website - they are great prices right now, very reliable and my manufacture date was just a few weeks before I got it, so they are brand new! www.travelingtikes.com - I know they have gracos also but I haven't looked at their prices.

[4BlueBlessings]

a rollover would prob deff warrant new ones =) mine was just a finder bender so to speak.

[anna-bananas]

I would get new ones & if an insurance company is involved, I would put the carseats in the list of things that need to be paid for. I don't know the nature of the accident, but if it was someone else's fault, their insurance should pay for your carseats as well as your car because the car seats are a matter of safety.

[<3 Susan <3]

Definately need replacing....regardless of whether the insurance pays or not

Alot of fire depts will pay for a new one if the one you have is deemed unsafe

A friend of mine got hers replaced that way.

[<3 Susan <3]

Thanks for posting that link. Im in the market for a new carseat for when Emma moves from her infant seat. :)

[*Molly*]

Thanks, guys. I have a marathon for my youngest. I will check out that site. That was so helpful. Hubby has carseats in his car for now since mine is a crumpled mess.

ETA: Not the same ones that were in the accident. He has his own.

[Raquel]

molly do you know if your insurance will pay for new ones

[*Molly*]

I'm going to call them today and find out. When I talked to them, I was still shaking and not all there.

[Raquel]

i bet. i hope they cover it for you. that would be nice

[Kimberli]

Good luck Molly, I would think they would have to - its basically a part of the car, legally required if your kids are with you - so I don't know how they couldn't! My fingers are crossed for you!

[anna-bananas]

I used to work in insurance...and insurance is there to "return you to the state you came from"...so basically they are required to give you money to replace the damaged car with EXACTLY what you had. And the carseats, IMO, should be paid for because that is a safety issue. If they don't offer to pay for it, ask...I say ask because I had just put brand new tires on my car when it was totalled & I was able to get money back for the tires because they could tell they were new tires.

[*Molly*]

I called. They said in the state of IL doesn't require them to pay if the children weren't in the seats. I asked if there was a way that they could at least tell me if they were safe. She looked at my file and saw it was a roll over. She said in that case they would assess them and if they weren't safe, they would add them to the claim.

[4BlueBlessings]

fingers crossed hope they pay or can tell you if they are safe or not.

[cmanning127]

Hopefully they decide to pay for them for you.

[Marissa]

Good luck, I would replace them! I hope that the insurance put them in as part of the claim thogh that would be great.

[*Molly*]

Ordering new carseats!!! Thanks, girls.