Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation

Child Safety Seat Tether Anchors
The outboard child safety seat tether anchors are welded to the parcel shelf. Only the center tether anchor is bolted to the parcel shelf and is serviceable.

Lower Anchors and Tethers For Children (LATCH)
The child safety seat 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 2 lower attachments that connect to the vehicle portion of the LATCH system.

The vehicle portion of the system consists of 2 attachment points (6 mm wires) bolted to the floor pan at both second row outboard seating positions. The attachment points protrude from the bight line 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, a new one must be installed. See the appropriate removal and installation procedure for service.