Brigala
CPST Instructor
Unless I'm missing something, the 2013 LATCH manual completely leaves out the information on Suburbans earlier than the '01 Model year.
There's the Service Bulletin that talks about retrofits, but it doesn't include part numbers. I don't feel too confident that my dealership will be able to figure out what needs to be ordered.
From memory, my understanding is that 2nd row tethers are a part that buckles into the seat belt in the 3rd row, and 3rd row tethers are the outermost cargo anchors for outboard positions, and a strap that attaches to both those cargo anchors for the center position. Is that right? Is there any official documentation of this that I can get? The 2013 LATCH manual is the first one I've owned, so I don't have an older one to refer to.
I just found out that a family member had moved her FR85 to her '99 Suburban, installing it 2nd row center with the passenger side tumbled forward for access to the 3rd row, and since the whole FR85 falls over sideways she fixed that by using the D-ring that came with the Radian to create a tether point under the seat . I told her she can't do that, and she needs to bring the Suburban over so we can work out a solution. I'm hoping to have some tethering options available so all the FF seats won't just be untethered. She does day care and needs to have 5 kids in the car. Most are booster age, only one RF infant/toddler, but at least she knows in the lap-belt positions they need harnesses.
There's the Service Bulletin that talks about retrofits, but it doesn't include part numbers. I don't feel too confident that my dealership will be able to figure out what needs to be ordered.
From memory, my understanding is that 2nd row tethers are a part that buckles into the seat belt in the 3rd row, and 3rd row tethers are the outermost cargo anchors for outboard positions, and a strap that attaches to both those cargo anchors for the center position. Is that right? Is there any official documentation of this that I can get? The 2013 LATCH manual is the first one I've owned, so I don't have an older one to refer to.
I just found out that a family member had moved her FR85 to her '99 Suburban, installing it 2nd row center with the passenger side tumbled forward for access to the 3rd row, and since the whole FR85 falls over sideways she fixed that by using the D-ring that came with the Radian to create a tether point under the seat . I told her she can't do that, and she needs to bring the Suburban over so we can work out a solution. I'm hoping to have some tethering options available so all the FF seats won't just be untethered. She does day care and needs to have 5 kids in the car. Most are booster age, only one RF infant/toddler, but at least she knows in the lap-belt positions they need harnesses.