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Child car seats: LATCH-equipped child car seats are supposed to be easier to install. Our tests found some that weren't. (Car Seats Test).(Buyers Guide)
At a time when child car seats have been redesigned and passenger vehicles modified to make car seats simpler to install--and thus I more likely to be used correctly--our tests of 25 child car seats show that a surprising number had design flaws or were difficult to make fit securely. Children who ride in those seats may not be protected to the fullest extent possible. Consider these findings:
* On impact, some seats in the rear-facing, infant mode reclined excessively, which could cause injury.
* As is now required by federal law, all car seats except booster seats come equipped with LATCH, or Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children, a supposedly simple ...
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