The tether anchorage of a child restraint anchorage system may count towards the three required tether anchorages. (a) Each vehicle with three or more forward-facing rear designated seating positions shall be equipped with a tether anchorage conforming to the requirements of S6 at no fewer than three forward-facing rear designated seating positions. S4.2 For passenger cars manufactured on or after Septemand before September 1, 2000, not less than 80 percent of the manufacturer's average annual production of vehicles (not including convertibles), as set forth in S13, shall be equipped with a tether anchorage as specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of S4.2, except as provided in S5.
The vehicle shall be delivered with written information, in English, on how to appropriately use those anchorages and systems. S4.1 Each tether anchorage and each child restraint anchorage system installed, either voluntarily or pursuant to this standard, in any new vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1999, shall comply with the configuration, location, marking and strength requirements of this standard. 213 ( § 571.213), used to attach a tether strap to a tether anchorage. Tether hook means a device, illustrated in Figure 11 of Standard No. Tether strap means a strap that is secured to the rigid structure of the seat back of a child restraint system, and is connected to a tether hook that transfers the load from that system to the tether anchorage.
Tether anchorage means a user-ready, permanently installed vehicle system that transfers loads from a tether strap through the tether hook to the vehicle structure and that accepts a tether hook. Shuttle bus means a bus with only one row of forward-facing seating positions rearward of the driver's seat. SFAD 2 means Static Force Application Device 2 shown in Figures 17 and 18 of this standard. SFAD 1 means Static Force Application Device 1 shown in Figures 12 to 16 of this standard. Seat bight means the area close to and including the intersection of the surfaces of the vehicle seat cushion and the seat back. Rear designated seating position means any designated seating position (as that term is defined at § 571.3) that is rearward of the front seats(s). (b) A tether anchorage meeting the requirements of S6.Ĭhild restraint fixture (CRF) means the fixture depicted in Figures 1 and 2 of this standard that simulates the dimensions of a child restraint system, and that is used to determine the space required by the child restraint system and the location and accessibility of the lower anchorages.įuneral coach means a vehicle that contains only a front row of occupant seats, is designed exclusively for transporting a body and casket and that is equipped with features to secure a casket in place during operation of the vehicle. (a) Two lower anchorages meeting the requirements of S9 and Postal Service, shuttle buses, and funeral coaches.Ĭhild restraint anchorage means any vehicle component, other than Type I or Type II seat belts, that is involved in transferring loads generated by a child restraint system to the vehicle structure.Ĭhild restraint anchorage system means a vehicle system that is designed for attaching a child restraint system to a vehicle at a particular designated seating position, consisting of: This standard does not apply to walk-in van-type vehicles, vehicles manufactured to be sold exclusively to the U.S. This standard applies to passenger cars to trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 3,855 kilograms (8,500 pounds) or less and to buses (including school buses) with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less. This standard establishes requirements for child restraint anchorage systems to ensure their proper location and strength for the effective securing of child restraints, to reduce the likelihood of the anchorage systems' failure, and to increase the likelihood that child restraints are properly secured and thus more fully achieve their potential effectiveness in motor vehicles. Link to an amendment published at 87 FR 18599, Mar.