Tennessee Child and Infant

Car Seat Safety Information

 

 

Tennessee Child Safety Seat and Seat Belt Laws
Tennessee state law requires infants under the age of 1 and weighing less than 20 pounds ride in a rear-facing car seat. If the car seat has a rear-facing weight limit over 20 pounds, then the infant may remain rear-facing beyond one year and 20 pounds. Children under the age of 4 must ride in a car seat. All car seats must be federally approved and used according to the seat manufacturer's instructions. Children ages 4 - 8 and less than 4'9" tall must use a booster seat. Children up to the age of12 who are taller than 4'9" are required to use a vehicle seatbelt, and the rear seat is recommended for these children. Tennessee requires that all children under 16 that are not in a car seat or booster use a vehicle seat belt.

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American Academy of Pediatrics
Dedicated to the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission: official Federal Agency website, including recalls, reports, alerts

 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 

Kids and Cars
KIDS AND CARS' mission is to assure no child dies or is injured in a non-traffic, motor vehicle related event.

  

National Transportation Safety Board
Official Web site of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent U.S. Federal agency

 

The National Child Passenger Safety Board
The National Child Passenger Safety Board has been established to provide program direction and technical guidance to states, communities and organizations as a means to maintain a credible, standardized child passenger training and certification program.

 

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