The LATCH System

LATCH Types: Flexible vs Rigid

Posted in: Glossary, The LATCH System
Flexible vs rigid LATCH

When installing a car seat with LATCH, the car seat will connect to the vehicle’s lower anchors using either Flexible LATCH straps or Rigid LATCH connectors.

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Rear-facing Tether: What, Why, and How

Posted in: Installation, Rear-Facing Seats, The LATCH System

There seems to be a lot of confusion about rear-facing tethering… so here are a

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Finding LATCH in a Vehicle

Posted in: Featured, The LATCH System, Vehicle Buying Guide, Vehicles

Can’t find a tether anchor in your car? Wondering which SUVs have lower anchors in the 3rd row? Find LATCH in any vehicle 2000 & newer with our tables.

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An Introduction to LATCH

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An introduction to LATCH, or Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren.

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Why use LATCH?

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This page has moved: An Introduction to LATCH

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LATCH Weight Limits

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LATCH Weight Limits An intro to LATCH, whether it’s safer than the seat belt, etc,

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Which child restraints have LATCH?

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This page has moved. Please see our Introduction to LATCH page for this infomation.

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What if my child restraint doesn’t come with LATCH?

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Every forward-facing car seat that is new enough to use (i.e. has not expired) will

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Where in my vehicle are the Lower Anchor LATCH anchors?

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Locating Lower Anchors in the Vehicle All vehicles in the US model year 2003 and

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Where in my vehicle are the tether anchors?

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Reading your vehicle’s instruction manual will tell you IF you have tether anchors AND where

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