LATCH Car Seat Systems: This is How To Install a Car Seat Easily … and Properly

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A rear facing Nuna car seat installed with the LATCH system.

A rear facing Nuna car seat installed with the LATCH system.

If you’ve ever ended up with suspiciously moist crumbs under your nails after rooting around for the lower anchor to install a child car seat in a car, you already know that super accessible anchors come in clutch. But that’s just part of the equation: LATCH, or lower anchors and tethers for child car seats, are the key in quick and safe car seat installation.

The LATCH car seat system was designed to increase the number of correctly installed car seats. Obviously, we all want our kids to be safe when we take to the streets. Using the LATCH car seats system makes it easy for any parent can get seats installed and quickly get on the road.

This story is 100% human researched and written based on actual first-person knowledge, extensive experience and expertise on the subject of cars and trucks.

How It All Began…

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Ensuring Your Car Seats Will Fit is the First Step

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Federal Car Seat Regulations Require LATCH Car Seat Systems 

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Changing Car Seat Regulations Mean Kids are In Seats Longer

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What Is the LATCH Child Car Seat System?

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LATCH Systems Were Actually Developed by a Car Seat Maker

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How the LATCH System Works

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Upper Tethers Secure a Seat, Even Without Lower Anchors

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The Volkswagen Golf IV and its Claim to Car Seat Fame

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Proven Success with the LATCH Car Seat System

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