IIHS Rates Kid Security Seat LATCH Mechanisms

June 25, 2015

The Insurance Institute for Highway Security (IIHS) has come out with a score list of child safety seat LATCH systems. LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) systems, which have actually been required devices on guest lorries given that 2002, are supposed to make it much easier for parents and caretakers to securely set up kid safety seats. In this first review of LATCH system ease of use, few vehicles qualified.

LATCH systems consist of anchor points short on the seat and tether points on the back of the seat. Research study reveals that kid seats installed with LATCH, instead of with lorry seat belts, are more most likely to be set up properly. Whether or not moms and dads utilize LATCH correctly depends upon the attachment point’s visibility and ease of access.

According to an American Academy of Pediatrics research study in 2014, 93 percent of brand-new moms and dads taking their newborn house from the hospital for the first time made at least one important error in putting or attaching their infant car seat. LOCK systems are expected to make that process much easier however, according to the IIHS, a lot of automobiles LATCH systems are hard to find or are challenging to reach making it harder to connect safety seat.

In conducting their study, the IIHS took a look at five various requirements for a vehicle to receive a “excellent” score:

According to the IIHS, out of 102 designs tested, just 3 designs received a great ranking; they are:

Out of the remainder of the models evaluated, 44 were appropriate, 45 were limited, and 10 were rated bad.

To learn more and to view all of the models and their LATCH ease of use scores, check out: IIHS launches ease-of-use scores of LATCH hardware in vehicles

For details on choosing and installing the ideal safety seat for your child, check out:

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