Information provided by Britax USA

Today it’s all about the LATCH!

LATCH stands for Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (what’s the H for? I vote “happy.”) All passenger vehicles and child seats manufactured after September 1, 2002, are required to have special anchors for attaching the child seat directly to the vehicle rather than securing the child seat with the vehicle’s seat belt. Keep in mind that even if your vehicle is equipped with LATCH you are still able to secure the child seat using the vehicle seat belt system. Whether you choose to secure the seat using either your vehicle seat belt system or LATCH is up to you; you are not required to use LATCH.

To use LATCH, both the child seat and the vehicle must have LATCH parts that work together. More