Child Restraint Anchor: Description

Vehicles manufactured for sale in the North American market are equipped with a L  ower A  nchors and T  ether for CH  ildren or LATCH child restraint anchorage system. The LATCH system provides for the installation of suitable child restraints in certain seating positions without using the standard equipment seat belt provided for that seating position. The rear seat in these models are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor and child restraint lower anchors for the two outboard seating positions only. Vehicles manufactured for sale outside of North America are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor for both the center and the two outboard seating positions, but does not have the child restraint lower anchors.

JR41 vehicles manufactured for sale in North America have three upper tether anchors located on the rear shelf panel, just behind the rear seat back. These child tether anchors are concealed under a cover on the rear shelf panel. They are stamped into the rear bulkhead underneath the rear shelf panel and are not serviceable.

JR27 vehicles manufactured for sale in North America have two upper tether anchor attachments that are located in the convertible top well area. These child tether anchors are concealed in the convertible top well area underneath the trim carpet and labeled. They are stamped into the rear bulkhead behind the rear seat back and are not serviceable.

Vehicles manufactured for sale in North America also have two lower anchors for each rear outboard seating position. See Fig 1. These anchors are mounted on a bracket and secured to the floor pan. They are each accessed from the front of their respective seats, at each side where the seat back meets the seat cushion. These lower anchors cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if faulty or damaged, they must be replaced as a unit with their mounting bracket.

Fig 1: Child Restraint Lower Anchors

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.