Child Safety Seat Ease of Use Rating

To assist consumers purchasing child safety seats, NHTSA has rated car seats which meet Federal Safety Standards and strict crash performance standards. While all rates seats are safe, they do differ in their ease of use in the following four basic categories: Evaluation of Instructions, Evaluation of Labels, Vehicle Installation Features, Securing the Child

Data and Resources

Field Value
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accrualPeriodicity irregular
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dataQuality true
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identifier DOT-2
issued 2008-02-01
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modified 2018-12-19
phone 202-493-0188
programCode {021:000}
publisher National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
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  • amerigeoss
  • child
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  • css
  • ease-of-use
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • passenger
  • ratings
  • safety
  • seat
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maintainer Taryn Rockwell
maintainer_email taryn.rockwell@dot.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-21T20:51:06.604109
metadata_modified 2025-11-21T20:51:06.604113
notes To assist consumers purchasing child safety seats, NHTSA has rated car seats which meet Federal Safety Standards and strict crash performance standards. While all rates seats are safe, they do differ in their ease of use in the following four basic categories: Evaluation of Instructions, Evaluation of Labels, Vehicle Installation Features, Securing the Child
num_resources 1
num_tags 15
title Child Safety Seat Ease of Use Rating