Dakota 2WD V8-4.7L (2008)
Child Seat Tether Attachment: Description and Operation
Description
DESCRIPTION
This vehicle is equipped with a Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren, or LATCH child restraint anchorage system. The LATCH system provides for
the installation of suitable child restraints in certain seating positions without using the standard equipment seat belt provided for that seating position.
The outboard front passenger seat of all club cab vehicles is equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor (2) and child restraint
lower anchors (1). On club cab vehicles with optional rear seats, a right outboard upper tether strap and a center anchor (4) are located on the back of the
cab even though only two child seats can be installed. Only the passenger side outboard rear seat has lower anchors (3). On club cabs without a rear seat,
the center anchor remains on the cab back for anchoring a child seat from the front center seating position.
Quad cab vehicles are equipped with a fixed-position child restraint upper tether anchor strap for the rear center and both rear outboard seating positions
(2), and child restraint lower anchors for both rear outboard seating positions (1). All front seat child restraint anchors are deleted on quad cab vehicles.
The club cab right outboard front seat upper tether anchor (3) is integral to the front seat cushion (2) frame. This anchor is constructed from round steel
bar stock that is formed into a loop, then securely welded at each end to the seat cushion frame. It is accessed from behind the front seat, just below the
seat back (1). This anchor cannot be adjusted or repaired and, if ineffective or damaged, it must be replaced as a unit with the seat cushion frame.
