Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child size, height, weight, or
age
Recommended
restraint type
Infants
or
toddlers
Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg)
or less (generally age four or
younger).
Use a child safety seat
(sometimes called an
infant carrier, convertible
seat, or toddler seat).
Small
children
Children who have outgrown or
no longer properly fit in a child
safety seat (generally children
who are less than 4 ft. 9 in.
(1.45 m) tall, are greater than age
four (4) and less than age twelve
(12), and between 40 lb (18 kg)
and 80 lb (36 kg) and upward to
100 lb (45 kg) if recommended
by your child restraint
manufacturer).
Use a belt-positioning
booster seat.
Larger
children
Children who have outgrown or
no longer properly fit in a
belt-positioning booster seat
(generally children who are at
least 4 ft. 9 in. (1.45 m) tall or
greater than 80 lb (36 kg) or
100 lb (45 kg) if recommended
by child restraint manufacturer).
Use a vehicle safety belt
having the lap belt snug
and low across the hips,
shoulder belt centered
across the shoulder and
chest, and seat back
upright.
•
You are required by law to properly use safety seats for infants and
toddlers in the U.S. and Canada.
•
Many states and provinces require that small children use approved
booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 feet 9 inches
(1.45 meters) tall, or 80 pounds (36 kilograms). Check your local and
state or provincial laws for specific requirements about the safety of
children in your vehicle.
•
When possible, always properly restrain children twelve (12) years of
age and under in a rear seating position of your vehicle. Accident
statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seating positions than in a front seating position.
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Child Safety
2014 Econoline
(eco)
Owners Guide gf, 3rd Printing, September 2013
USA
(fus)
