LISmama810
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mburks26 said:confused
I have a ford 2003 latch limit is 48lbs kids weight so with the new latch limits will it be 48lbs total kids weight and the car seat weight? I plan on getting a truefit for the convertible. The weight of the truefit says 19 lbs on the website so that means I can only use Latch in my Ford cars until the child is 29lbs?
And will this be on Boosters with latch as well?
I have a Compass one that is the new one with latch and also the GN I use in booster mode with latch DD is 63 lbs so should I not being using the latch for the boosters.
The only reason I use the latch is that it helps stabilize the seat so dd can get in the truck on her own with out slipping and falling.
Unless I'm misunderstanding, vehicle weight limits go out the window. You would disregard Ford's 48-lb limit of just the child. The new weight limit will be 65 lbs combined. If a True Fit weighs 19 lbs, you could LATCH until 45...and so could the owner of a vehicle that previously had a 40-lb limit (Of course, I imagine a car seat manufacturer could set a LOWER limit, just not a higher one.)
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
glockchick said:I think I'm going to be recommending a seat belt install whenever possible. I already do that for my personal seats.
I rarely use LATCH either, in large part because the limits are often arbitrary and make me distrustful. I'm actually more trusting of it now.
I don't see any need to recommend a seatbelt install across the board.