A new federal rule requires manufacturers of automobile child safety seats to warn parents about their products’ weight specifications. If the combined weight of the child and the seat is 65 pounds or more, parents should not use the lower anchors to attach the car seat.<\/p>\n
The lower anchors are part of the LATCH system, an acronym for Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children, and they have been required in cars since 2001. However, testing has determined that the strength of the anchors is uncertain for weights of 65 pounds or more.<\/p>\n
Car seats often weigh between 15 and 33 pounds, so the new rules could mean that a child who weighs only 32 pounds would not be able to use a car seat attached with the lower anchors.<\/p>\n
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers sought the rule change because previous limits did not account for the weight of the car seat and were based (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new federal rule requires manufacturers of automobile child safety seats to warn parents about their products’ weight specifications. If the combined weight of the child and the seat is 65 pounds or more, parents should not use the lower…<\/span><\/p>\n