Child Restraint Anchor: Description
This vehicle is equipped with a Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren, or LATCH child restraint anchorage system. The LATCH system provides for the installation of suitable child restraints in certain seating positions without using the standard equipment seat belt provided for that seating position. The rear bench seats (1) in these vehicles are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor (2) for all seating positions. These anchors are each constructed from heavy-gauge steel wire that is formed into loops that are securely to the backs of the bench seat legs that are integral to the rear seat frame. These child restraint upper tether anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if ineffective or damaged, they must be replaced as a unit with their respective rear seat frame.
The lower anchors (1) are also integral to the rear seat frame. Lower anchors are provided for each outboard seating position of narrow three position rear bench seats, and for the left outboard seating position of two position rear bench seats. These anchors are each constructed from a short length of heavy-gauge steel wire that is securely welded to the seat frame. These anchors are accessible through a pocket located where the seat back meets the seat cushion from the front of the seat. The child restraint lower tether anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if ineffective or damaged, they must be replaced as a unit with their respective rear seat frame.