Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Child Size, Height, Weight Or Age
Recommended Type Of Child
Restraint
Infants and
Toddlers
Children who are two years old
or younger and who have not
reached the height or weight
limits of their child restraint
Either an Infant Carrier or a
Convertible Child Restraint, fac-
ing rearward in the rear seat of
the vehicle
Small Children
Children who are at least two
years old or who have out-
grown the height or weight limit
of their rear-facing child restraint
Forward-Facing Child Restraint
with a five-point Harness, facing
forward in the rear seat of the
vehicle
Larger Children
Children who have out-grown
their forward-facing child re-
straint, but are too small to prop-
erly fit the vehicle’s seat belt
Belt Positioning Booster Seat
and the vehicle seat belt, seated
in the rear seat of the vehicle
Children Too
Large for Child
Restraints
Children 12 years old or
younger, who have out-grown
the height or weight limit of
their booster seat
Vehicle Seat Belt, seated in the
rear seat of the vehicle
Infant And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride rear-facing in the vehicle until they are two
years old or until they reach either the height or weight limit of their rear-facing child
restraint
.
Two types of child restraints can be used rear-facing: infant carriers and convert-
ible child seats
.
The infant carrier is only used rear-facing in the vehicle
.
It is recommended for children
from birth until they reach the weight or height limit of the infant carrier
.
Convertible
child seats can be used either rear-facing or forward-facing in the vehicle
.
Convertible
child seats often have a higher weight limit in the rear-facing direction than infant carriers
do, so they can be used rear-facing by children who have outgrown their infant carrier
but are still less than at least two years old
.
Children should remain rear-facing until they
reach the highest weight or height allowed by their convertible child seat
.
WARNING!
•
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag
.
A deploying passen-
ger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child restraint
.
•
Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat
.
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