Nissan Comfortable Children® warns of dangers with used, expired or counterfeit baby security seats

September is Nationwide Youngster Passenger Security Consciousness Month, and time for caregivers to overview the kid security seats their little ones are utilizing. Whereas inflation and different pressures imply many households need to get monetary savings, buying a automotive seat is just not the time to scrimp, as a result of risks posed by secondhand or doubtlessly counterfeit seats.

“Don’t set up a used seat, an expired seat, or a seat that’s been in a collision, and ensure it was examined based on federal requirements,” stated Robert Sinclair Jr, senior supervisor of public affairs at AAA. “It’s additionally essential to be sure to’re utilizing a automotive seat appropriately to maintain your baby secure in a crash. If put in correctly, the automotive seat shouldn’t be capable of transfer greater than an inch in any route on the belt path and there must be no slack for those who pinch the strap on the baby’s shoulder,” stated Sinclair.

Nissan launched Snug Kids®, an industry-first program, 20 years in the past. It’s geared particularly towards security for kids in baby restraint techniques (CRS), generally known as “baby security seats.” Not all CRS slot in all autos. Nissan security engineers have spent hundreds of hours evaluating lots of of CRS by putting in them within the rear seats of Nissan and INFINITI autos. The result’s the Comfortable Children® Youngster Security Seat Match Information, which helps dad and mom confidently choose a CRS that matches their Nissan or INFINITI whereas additionally offering priceless recommendations on the right match of a CRS.

“Nissan prioritizes passenger security for all occupants,” stated Matthew Gapinski, senior supervisor, product security engineering at Nissan. “Our Comfortable Children workforce of licensed Youngster Passenger Security Technicians works straight with baby seat producers to verify we’re checking for a correct match of their newest seat fashions in our autos.”

For added assist appropriately putting in automotive seats, dad and mom can search a listing maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to search out licensed technicians of their space.

“Dad and mom and caregivers additionally ought to learn their baby restraint system’s proprietor’s handbook and automobile proprietor’s handbook to make sure correct set up and use of automotive seats and boosters,” stated Gapinski. “I’m usually requested which automotive seat is the most effective, and my response is ‘the one that most closely fits your automobile and you can set up and use appropriately each time.’”

SOURCE: Nissan