NHTSA fixes typo in child seat anchor safety standards update
Published Date: 3/3/2025
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Summary
This correction fixes a January 2025 rule that makes car seat anchors easier to use and helps parents install child seats correctly and safely. It affects car makers and families using child restraints, ensuring safer rides for kids without extra costs or delays. The update keeps the promise to improve child seat safety and usability in all rear seats.
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Easier car‑seat anchors in all rear seats
This correction fixes the January 7, 2025 final rule that amended Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 225 and FMVSS No. 213b to make lower anchorages and tethers easier to use. The changes aim to improve the correct use and effectiveness of child restraint systems in all rear seat positions and implement the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP‑21) requirement.
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