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Summary Of Recommendations For Restraining Children In Vehicles
Child Size, Height, Weight or
Age
Recommended Type of Child
Restraint
Infants and Toddlers
Children who are two years
old or younger and who have
not reached the height or
weight limits of their child
restraint
Either an Infant Carrier or a
Convertible Child Restraint,
facing rearward in the rear
seat of the vehicle
Small Children
Children who are at least two
years old or who have out-
grown the height or weight
limit of their rear-facing
child restraint
Forward-Facing Child Re-
straint with a five-point Har-
ness, facing forward in the
rear seat of the vehicle
Larger Children
Children who have out-grown
their forward-facing child
restraint, but are too small to
properly fit the vehicle’ s seat
belt
Belt Positioning Booster
Seat and the vehicle seat
belt, seated in the rear seat
of the vehicle
Children Too Large for Child
Restraints
Children 12 years old or
younger, who have out-grown
the height or weight limit of
their booster seat
V ehicle Seat Belt, seated in
the rear seat of the vehicle
Infant And Child Restraints
Safety experts recommend that children ride rear -facing in the vehicle until they are two
years old or until they reach either the height or weight limit of their rear -facing child
restraint. Two types of child restraints can be used rear -facing: infant carriers and
convertible child seats.
The infant carrier is only used rear -facing in the vehicle. It is recommended for children
from birth until they reach the weight or height limit of the infant carrier . Convertible child
seats can be used either rear-facing or forward-facing in the vehicle. Convertible child
seats often have a higher weight limit in the rear-facing direction than infant carriers do,
so they can be used rear-facing by children who have outgrown their infant carrier but are
still less than at least two years old. Children should remain rear-facing until they reach the
highest weight or height allowed by their convertible child seat.
WARNING!
• Never place a rear -facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying passenger
front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat.
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