New 2023: The manufacturer’s policy has been expiration “from the date of manufacturer”. To reduce the concern about shelf life inevitably being lost between manufacturing and customer use, they updated that policy to be “from the date of purchase” if purchased from an authorized reseller. Updated manuals should available online.
Gen 5 vests:
- manufactured May 2023 and later have a 5 year expiration date from the date of purchase
- the manufacturer will evaluate its continued usability on an individual basis. They may, at that point, be able to issue an extended-use statement based on the vest’s condition. Contact cs@safetrafficsystem.com.
- manufacturer warranty also updated August 1, 2023
- manufactured between 2019 and May 2023 have a 10-year expiration date.
Gen 4 (aka Delight) vests:
- manufactured between 2016 and 2019 have a 10-year expiration date .
Gen 3 vests:
- RideSafer 2 manufactured between December 2015 and June 2016 have a 7-year expiration date.
- RideSafer 2 manufactured between April 2014 and December 2015 have a 10-year expiration date.
- RideSafer 3 manufactured after March 2014 have a 7-year expiration date
- RideSafer 2 and 3 vests manufactured between December 2013 and March 2014 have a 10 year expiration date.
- (Expiration date added NHTSA’s request.)
Gen 1 and Gen 2 vests:
- manufactured between 2003 and December 2013 do not have an expiration date.
You can find information for your particular vest on the inside label:
