Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation

Attaching Safety Seats With Tether Straps
Some manufacturers make child safety seats that include a tether strap that goes over the back of the vehicle seat and attaches to an anchoring point. Other manufacturers offer the tether strap as an accessory. Contact the manufacturer of the child safety seat for information about ordering a tether strap.

Child safety seat tether anchors are manufactured into the vehicle. See the owners manual for locations.

Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
The Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) system is a standardized and uniform attachment system for installing child safety seats in passenger vehicles. LATCH equipped child safety seats have two lower attachments that connect to the vehicle portion of the LATCH system.

The vehicle portion of the system consists of two attachment points (6 mm wire,) welded to the rear seat cushion frame at all three rear seating positions. The attachment points protrude from the biteline between the seat cushion and seat backrest.

If a child safety seat was in use during a collision, inspect the vehicle portion of the system for damage. If any of the attachment points (6 mm wires) are damaged, install a new rear seat cushion frame. For additional information on the removal and installation of the rear seats, refer to Seats.