Cosco Scenera NEXT — expiration
Convertible car seat.
Cosco ties the Scenera NEXT to a 8-year useful life — convertible seats, as stated in the Scenera NEXT user guide effective 07-16-1.
On the side of the child restraint there is a date of manufacture label as shown. Do not use this child restraint more than 8 years after the date of manufacture.
Cosco'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 8 years — the same month. As Cosco applies it:
| Manufactured in | Reaches its stated life in |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2027 (same month as your label) |
| 2020 | 2028 (same month as your label) |
| 2021 | 2029 (same month as your label) |
| 2022 | 2030 (same month as your label) |
| 2023 | 2031 (same month as your label) |
| 2024 | 2032 (same month as your label) |
| 2025 | 2033 (same month as your label) |
| 2026 | 2034 (same month as your label) |
Where the date is on this seat
On the side of the child restraint, per the seat's own user guide.
On the side of the child restraint there is a date of manufacture label as shown.
Source, checked 2026-08-27.
- Underside of the seat base
- Side of the shell, below the cover edge
- Back of the shell
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.