Fake car seats are being sold through TikTok Shop and hospitals in Tucson, Arizona, with staff at Tucson Medical Center reporting an increase in counterfeit car seats at the hospital. The counterfeit seats are often purchased through third-party online sellers, with TikTok shop becoming a particularly active marketplace for this stuff. The product has never passed a single crash test and does not meet U.S. federal safety standards. The safest place to buy a car seat is directly from the manufacturer's website or from a physical retail store where it can be verified. If you already own one of these seats, the advice from TMC staff is to cut the straps and throw it away.