When Do You Need To Use Tether Strap

Last Updated on March 5, 2023 by Paganoto

The Tether Strap and Universal Anchorage System (UAS)

Once a car seat is turned forward-facing, it must be held in place with both a tether strap and the seat belt or universal anchorage system (UAS). The tether strap is on the back of the car seat. It must be hooked to a tether anchor in the vehicle. If a tether strap isn't used, your child is more likely to be hurt.

Top Tethers: A Crucial Piece Of Your Child's Car Seat

Since 2000, car seats have had tether anchors, and since September 1, 2000 for the 2001 model year top tethers have been required in vehicles.

Car seat top tethers – what you need to know to use them right

The top tether should always be used for a forward-facing, harnessed car seat, but doesn’t need to be used for most rear-facing and booster …

Car Seat Tethers – Safe Kids Worldwide

Tethers are required to be present on every forward-facing car seat model with a harness manufactured after 2001, and every passenger vehicle manufactured …

New Research on Car Seat Tethers Released

Using a top tether is essential. To understand why, think about how a car seat is installed into a car. First, either the seat belt or two lower attachments …

Do I Need To Use The Top Tether On The Car Seat … – Romper

The top tether is used when a car seat or booster seat becomes forward-facing, and needs to be held tight against the seat back. Community …

LATCH 101: The Basics You Need to Know – The Car Seat Lady

All forward-facing child safety seats that use the vehicle’s lower LATCH anchors will come with not only a lower anchor strap, but also a tether strap. The …

Proper Top-Tether Installation Helps Keep Kids Safer in Child …

Some tether anchors may be hard to reach because they are set deeply back on the shelf. You may need to remove the head restraint to improve …

Tether straps and forward-facing car seats: what you need to …

In addition to the universal anchorage system (UAS) or seatbelt, a tether strap is required to be used with all forward-facing car seats to help …

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