Child Restraint Anchor - Except Pt27: Description

The Lower Anchors and Tether for Children, or LATCH child restraint anchorage system provides for the installation of suitable child restraints in certain seating positions without using the seat belt provided for that seating position. The second row seats are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor for both the outboard seating positions, and child restraint lower anchors for both outboard seating positions. See Fig 1 and Fig 2.

Fig 1: Upper Tether Anchor

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Fig 2: Lower Child Restraint Anchors

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The lower anchors are permanently mounted on the second row seat frames. These anchors are also constructed from a heavy-gauge steel wire loop welded to the frame. They are each accessed from the front of their respective seats, at each side where the seat back meets the seat cushion. See Fig 2. These lower anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged, the entire seat frame must be replaced.