Oops, sorry! The Car-Safety.Org website was retired many years ago, due to lack of time to keep it updated with the latest information and safest practices. It was created in 2001 and operated by one injury prevention advocate (the creator of CarseatBlog) until early 2017. It was mainly an independent link repository to direct parents to authoritative research-based resources, like the NHTSA, IIHS, AAP, CHOP, and others. It was never subject to any editorial influence by “industry” or any third party.
If you are seeking Car-Safety.Org as an “industry” website regarding a reference from another publication, it was probably an error by someone and intended to reference CarSafety.Org, owned by the IIHS.
If you are seeking common sense information on selecting a used car seat, please see our guidelines to determine if you should consider using a second-hand child safety seat for your baby.