Safety Seats

The following common mistakes can easily be avoided by taking extra time and care in placing your children in a restraint seat:

• The child restraint is too loose in the vehicle.
• The harness is too loose on the child.
• The infant has been turned forward facing too soon.
• The rear-facing seat has not been placed at a correct recline, according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• The retainer clip is used incorrectly.
• The harness straps are placed through the wrong slots.
• You are not using a booster seat with a child who is age 4 through 8 and is less than 4 feet, 9 inches tall (regardless of weight).
• You are using a seat that has been recalled or is outdated.
• A child under the age of 12 is riding in the front seat.
• The belts are positioned incorrectly on the child; remember "belts over bones."

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