CHILD RESTRAINT TETHER STRAP ANCHORAGE KIT

Applicable Models

0003378 Dealer Repair Information

                                                                        
National Highway Traffic Association (NHTSA) Department of              
Transportation established a new Federal motor federal safety standard  
that requires motor vehicle manufacturers to provide a new method of    
anchoring forward-facing child restraints.  Each vehicle anchorage      
system will consist of one upper anchorage point (user-ready tether) two
lower anchorage points (rigidly mounted to the vehicle).  These kits    
allow parents and other caregivers to secure the forward-facing child   
seat most effectively by strapping the tether to the vehicle by an      
anchor.  Effective September 1, 1999, 80% of passenger cars must be     
equipped with user-ready tether anchors.  Light trucks, vans, and SUV's 
must have anchors a year later.  The requirement for child restraints to
be equipped with the lower anchorages will be effective September 1,    
2002.  The regulation is not retroactive.                               
                                                                        
See Parts Flash for thether anchor kit availability.                    
                                                                        
Release Date for Parts Flash: April 7, 2000                             
Reference Number: RF-00-11