Child Restraint Anchor: Description

Fig 1: Lower Anchor & Tether

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The Lower Anchors and Tether for Children, or LATCH child restraint anchorage system provides for the installation of suitable child restraints in certain seating positions without using the seat belt provided for that seating position. The second row seats are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor for both the center and the two outboard seating positions, and child restraint lower anchors for all three seating positions.

Fig 2: Upper Tether Anchor

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The three upper tether anchors are integral to the rear shelf panel on sedans and the seat back frame on wagons. These anchors are each constructed from a heavy-gauge steel wire loop. The child restraint upper tether anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged, they must be replaced.

Fig 3: Lower Anchors

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The lower anchors (1) are permanently mounted to the rear floor pan beneath the seat. These anchors are also constructed from a heavy-gauge steel wire loop welded to the floor pan. They are each accessed from the front of their respective seats, at each side where the seat back meets the seat cushion. These lower anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged, they must be replaced as a unit.