FEDS ESTABLISH NEW PROCEDURE FOR TESTING CHILD-SEAT RESTRAINTS
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has established a new test procedure to demonstrate that the front passenger airbag will be suppressed during deployment when a child safety seat is present. All vehicles manufactured after September 1, 2008, must comply with the rule. The tests apply to child seats attached with lower anchors and tethers (“LATCH”), a system that bypasses a vehicle’s seat belts.