Specifications

The body structure of a young child is quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed.
A young child’s
hip bones are still
so small that the vehicle’s
regular safety belt may not remain
low on the
hip bones, as it should. Instead,
it may settle
up around the child’s abdomen. In
a crash, the
belt would apply force on
a body area that’s
unprotected by any bony structure. This alone
could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young
children always should be secured
in
appropriate child restraints.
Cargo Vans with a Passenger Air Bag
and without an
Air 9g Off Switch
I
t- Children who are up agai
an air bag when it inflates can be seriously
injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer outstanding protection for adults
and older children, but not for young children
and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt
system nor its air bag system
is designed for
them. Young children
and infants need the
protection that
a child restraint system can
provide.
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