What year was LATCH in all cars

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kmcenery

New member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #1

The tech I took my cars to for my car seats said that our 2000 truck does not have them but at a certian year (he said what year I forgot) all cars had to have LATCH just wandering what year that was.

 

CDNTech

Senior Community Member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #2

Any vehicle manufactured after September 1, 2002.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #3

I believe that was 2001.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #4

Okay, so 03 model years? Was 01 the tethers?

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Oct 22, 2008

• #5

CDNTech said:

Any vehicle manufactured after September 1, 2002.

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:yeahthat:

Some cars did have it before, but it was not required. Like my 2000 Windstar has it.

 

CDNTech

Senior Community Member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #6

Top Tethers were mandatory September 1, 1999 on all child restraints and passenger vehicles.

They were mandatory in all vehicles (so trucks, suvs and minivans added) by September 1, 2001.

 

scatterbunny

New member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #7

So pretty much, all vehicles (except those exempt) had LATCH by the 2002 model year (and some had it earlier).

 

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kmcenery

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• Oct 22, 2008

• #8

Ok thank you. Our 2000 ford does not but our 2003 ford does so was just wandering what year between that they were made thank you agian.

 

crunchierthanthou

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• Oct 22, 2008

• #9

scatterbunny said:

So pretty much, all vehicles (except those exempt) had LATCH by the 2002 model year (and some had it earlier).

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There are actually quite a few 2002 MYs without LATCH. September is well into the next MY production run (as evidenced by 2009s available now). Almost all had it by 2003, but I think there are even a few holdouts that finished their production for certain models before the deadline and lower anchors didn't show up until the 2004 MY.

 

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scatterbunny

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• Oct 22, 2008

• #10

crunchierthanthou said:

There are actually quite a few 2002 MYs without LATCH. September is well into the next MY production run (as evidenced by 2009s available now). Almost all had it by 2003, but I think there are even a few holdouts that finished their production for certain models before the deadline and lower anchors didn't show up until the 2004 MY.

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Goes to show how much I know about when vehicle manufacturers roll out new models.

If new models years come out early (2009s already available now), and LATCH was mandated to be in all vehicles made after 9/2002, all 2003 models should have it, shouldn't they? I don't understand how it didn't show up in some vehicles until 2004 MY.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #11

If they finished manufacturing their 2003s by Aug. 31, 2002, they didn't have to have them. But I am thinking that is very few MY 2003s.

 

scatterbunny

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• Oct 22, 2008

• #12

Okay, I can wrap my brain around how some 2003 models wouldn't have lower anchors, but not how any 2004 MY wouldn't, unless it is a vehicle that's exempt.

 

crunchierthanthou

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• Oct 22, 2008

• #13

scatterbunny said:

If new models years come out early (2009s already available now), and LATCH was mandated to be in all vehicles made after 9/2002, all 2003 models should have it, shouldn't they? I don't understand how it didn't show up in some vehicles until 2004 MY.

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If the manufacturers were making 2003s to be on car lots in fall 2002 they could finish the 2003 production run of certain models before September 1, 2002. That would allow them to squeak in under the cut-off and push introduction of LATCH to the 2004 MY. There aren't a whole lot of vehicles that fit this scenario. Without going through the whole LATCH manual, the only ones I know for sure are Audis- so not real high demand over here and made in a foreign factory. They were probably able to beat the deadline because they didn't make all that many and likely did the ones for the North American market first so they could be shipped over for fall.

I can't imagine any non-exempt 2004s not having it.

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Oct 22, 2008

• #14

"Light Trucks" (SUV's) were on a different phase in schedule, so some of them got them later than cars, too. (and didn't have the usual required number of top tethers till later years...like the CR-V not having a center tether anchor for a couple years there)

 

scatterbunny

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• Oct 22, 2008

• #15

Thanks, guys. :thumbsup: I think I'm clear on the timeline now.