Child Safety Seat Tether Anchors

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Monterey and 2004 Ford Freestar. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

WARNING: The child safety seat tether anchor/bolt MUST be securely tightened to specification. Otherwise, the child safety seat may not be correctly secured and the child could be injured if the vehicle is involved in a collision or stops suddenly.

Child safety seat tether anchors (part of the lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) assembly) are located in the rear, second row seats at two seating positions and third row seat at one seating position. If a child safety seat was in use during a collision, inspect the tether anchor, seat frame and seat backrest frame for damage. Install a new tether anchor, seat frame or seat backrest frame if necessary.

For additional information on child safety seat tether anchors and lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) on vehicles equipped with second row bucket seats, refer to CHILD SAFETY SEAT TETHER ANCHOR - BUCKET SEAT, SECOND ROW .

On vehicles with a second row bench seat, the child safety seat tether anchors and lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) system is a structural member of the seat frame.

On vehicles a with third row bench seat, the child safety seat tether anchors and lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) system is a structural member of the seat backrest frame.

For additional information on child safety seat tether anchors and lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH) system on vehicles equipped with second and third row bench, refer to the appropriate procedure in SEATING .