Car Seat Inspections
Holiday Closure Notice: Our AMR Oregon Car Seat Stations will be closed for the holidays from December 21, 2026, through January 4, 2027. Appointment requests will reopen on January 4, 2027, for appointments during the week of January 11, 2027. Thank you for your patience. We look forward to serving you in the new year!
If you already have a car seat and would like it inspected by a certified child passenger safety technician (CPST), we are here to help. During your appointment, we will review your car seat installation, check for proper fit, answer questions and provide hands-on education to help ensure your child is traveling safely.
- Car seat inspections are provided FREE* of charge for Oregon Residents. *$5 donation is encouraged at our AMR Clark County fitting station.
Important Appointment Information:
- Our car seat inspections are designed to educate and empower parents and guardians. They are not an "install-and-go" service. To help ensure your child travels safely, a parent or guardian is REQUIRED to participate in the inspection, including both the educational discussion and the hands-on installation process. This approach helps caregivers gain the knowledge and confidence needed to properly use and install their child's car seat.
- Your child must be present during the appointment, unless you are currently expecting or your child remains in the hospital.
- Each appointment is approximately one hour long and is designed to accommodate one child, one car seat and one vehicle at a time.
- Washington State Residents
- If you are a Washington State resident and need a car seat inspection or assistance obtaining a car seat, please schedule your appointment using the Washington State Residents - Clark County Car Seat link. Please do not schedule through the Portland Metro Car Seat Appointment system, as those appointments are reserved for Oregon residents only. Using the correct scheduling option helps ensure you are connected with the appropriate program and available resources for your area.
- Please review all tabs below BEFORE scheduling your appointment.
If you need assistance with more than one car seat and/or vehicle, please schedule a separate appointment for each car seat or vehicle.
For Oregon Residents:
- Child (if born)
- Your vehicle
- Car seat
- Car seat manual
- If you no longer have the car seat manual, please locate a copy online before your appointment.
- Any accessories that came with the car seat
- Infant inserts, harness covers, etc.
For Washington State Residents:
- Child (if born)
- A $5 cash-only donation is encouraged for each car seat inspection appointment.
- Your vehicle
- Car seat
- Car seat manual
- If you no longer have the car seat manual, please locate a copy online before your appointment.
- Any accessories that came with the car seat
- Infant inserts, harness covers, etc.
- Portland Parking Instructions - Please click here for parking instructions.
- Clackamas Parking Instructions - Look for the building labeled "AMR." Park in the parking lot near the front entrance. Please text the technician once you arrive. A technician will then meet you and direct you to the appropriate parking area.
If you do not receive a confirmation email after scheduling your appointment, please check your spam or junk folder and verify that your email provider has not blocked messages from us.
If you still have not received a confirmation email after 24 hours, please text the Car Seat Line at 971.409.5758. You may also receive a follow-up email or text message directly from your child passenger safety technician (CPST) regarding your appointment confirmation.
To avoid any delays, please do not wait until the day before your appointment to ask about your confirmation email, as our technicians are off on weekends and may not see your message before your scheduled appointment.
For safety reasons, we are unable to verify whether a car seat has been involved in a crash or otherwise compromised after it leaves our possession. Therefore, all car seat distributions are final. We cannot accept returns, exchanges or trade-ins of car seats distributed through any of our locations once they have left our property.
We also cannot accept donated or expired car seats for the same reason. If your car seat has expired, we recommend taking the following steps before disposal:
- Cut the harness straps to prevent the car seat from being reused.
- Remove and discard the seat cover so the car seat cannot be mistaken for one that is still safe to use.
- Dispose of the car seat in a garbage receptacle.
Taking these steps helps prevent expired or unsafe car seats from being reused, resold or distributed through online marketplaces and social media platforms, helping to keep children safe.
If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, your appointment will be canceled and you will be asked to reschedule for a later date unless you have notified your technician in advance.
If you need to cancel your appointment, please use the booking link included in your appointment confirmation email or TEXT the Car Seat Line at 971.409.5758.
Schedule Your Car Seat Appointment
Schedule your car seat appointment by using the link below.
National Child Passenger Safety Board Disclaimer: By requesting this service, you understand and agree that the sole purpose of this program is to help reduce the incidence of incorrect installation and use of car seats, booster seats and seat belts, and that this inspection and demonstration is being provided as a free educational service to me. I realize that the program sponsors and certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians inspecting the seat(s) cannot fully evaluate the quality, safety, or condition of my car seat, booster seat, or the vehicle seat, safety belts, or any component of the vehicle now or in the future. Furthermore, I understand that the actions taken in this program will not guarantee my child’s safety in a motor vehicle crash. I understand that it is important to read and follow the instruction manuals for both the vehicle and the car seat. For these reasons, I hereby release any program participants and any participating organizations or individuals, including the site owner, from any present or future liability for any injuries or damages that may result from a vehicle collision or otherwise.