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What’s That Sticker? BSA Adds CRs to Longstanding Verification Program

From now on, don’t be surprised to see this new sticker on some CRs

In August, Baby Safety Alliance (BSA) announced it has expanded its product verification program to include CRs for the first time. Although recently renamed Baby Safety Alliance Verified, the program has operated for nearly 50 years under its former Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association name.

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A Crash Survivor and CPST Pays It Forward

Delightful book Francie and Fitz Booster Buddies is Harty's latest effort to promote child safety

Jenny Harty found her passion for promoting CPS the hard way: On July 1, 2002, her family was involved in a serious hit-and-run crash with a logging truck. The first responders and doctors who tended to her 5-year-old daughter, Madison, assured Harty that her daughter was alive thanks to proper booster use.

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NHTSA’s Recall List Format

Recall list options remain available from NHTSA.gov, other organizations

Readers should note a change in the format of recall information provided by NHTSA, which was brought to SRN’s attention by Sixtus Dominguez, CPST Proxy of the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. (AAIHB) and Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC) Tribal Injury Prevention Program (TIPP).

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NHTSA Issues Rule to Improve LATCH Usability

In January, NHTSA issued a final rule to improve the usability of the LATCH system. To read the rulemaking document, click here or search Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0089 at www.regulations.gov.

Most aspects of the new rule apply to FMVSS 225, directing vehicle manufacturers to further standardize several aspects of lower anchors (LAs) and tether anchors (TAs). The rule also includes a few new requirements for CRs and will amend the upcoming FMVSS 213b.

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Rule Upgrade Requires a Rear Seat Belt Warning System

Final rule marks the first time that belt status warnings will be required for passengers in front and rear seats

In December, NHTSA updated FMVSS 208, Occupant Protection Systems, to require a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. The agency also updated the existing requirements for the driver’s belt warning by extending the duration of the audio and video warnings, and it applied the driver-seat requirements to the front passenger seat.

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Reminder: Keep Debris Out of CR’s Harness Locking Mechanism

A happy aspect of modern CR design is the near uniformity of the system that shortens and lengthens the harness webbing: a front-and-center adjuster strap with a nearby locking/unlocking mechanism.

This familiar system relies on the functionality of a simple lock, which is commonly called a central front adjuster, or CFA. When a CFA is undisturbed, a spring holds its toothed metal clamp onto the CR’s adjuster strap webbing, preventing the harness from moving in the direction that would allow it to lengthen, so it is locked; to unlock and lengthen the harness, simply use a finger to rotate or toggle the CFA so it no longer clamps onto the webbing.

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