FMVSS No. 213 Child Restraint Systems
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-09-09 — Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems; Incorporation by Reference: NHTSA final rule delays the FMVSS 213a side-impact compliance deadline to December 5, 2026, exempts school-bus child restraints from the side-impact test and vehicle-anchor attachment requirements if properly labeled, and removes use of the 12-month-old crash test dummy for forward-facing seat testing. (novelty: 2)
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Contributing findings
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems; Incorporation by Reference
09-sep-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
weakens