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The LATCH System
What Are Anchors and Tethers?
Is LATCH safer?
LATCH weight limits
Which Restraints Have LATCH?
If Your Restraint Doesn't Have LATCH
Where are the Lower Anchors?
Where are the Tether Anchors?
If Your Vehicle Has No Anchors
Vehicles with Center Anchors
Using Side Anchors for the Center Seat

What if my child restraint doesn't come with LATCH?

You can usually retrofit LATCH onto a child restraint.

Lower Anchor belt retrofitting: Retrofit kits are available for most Evenflo, Graco/Century, and Cosco/Safety1st/Eddie Bauer child restraints manufactured within the last 6 years. These kits can also be useful when traveling with an infant carrier (without the base) as a LATCH installation is usually easier and rarely incompatible with vehicles when compared with a safety belt installation.

Tether retrofitting: A forward-facing child restraint that did not come with a tether would have to have been manufactured before 9/1/1999, making it more than 6 years old. Use of a child restraint over 10 years old is discouraged; most manufacturers have a 6-7 year use limitation on their child restraints.


 
 
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