FMVSS No. 225 Child Restraint Anchorage Systems

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

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: cross-connection with fmvss-213-child-restraint-systems: The 213/213a/213b amendments exempt school-bus child restraints from vehicle-anchor (LATCH) attachment requirements linked to FMVSS 225 anchorage standards when properly labeled. (novelty: 2)
2026-08-04 — Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems; Child Restraint Systems: NHTSA NPRM (response to petitions for reconsideration of Jan 7, 2025 final rule) proposes extending the FMVSS No. 225 phase-in period to four years, extending small-volume manufacturer lead time, extending the sunset of the convertible child restraint tether exemption, denying a request to allow tether routing over adjustable/removable head restraints, and making technical corrections. (novelty: 2)