Golf III L4-2.0L (ABA) (1995)
Child Seat Tether Attachment: Technical Service Bulletins
Restraints - LATCH(R) System Installation/Retrofitting
Condition
69 07 02
Feb. 22, 2007
2002309
Supersedes T.B. Group 69 number 05-01 dated January 4, 2005 due to change in warranty information.
LATCH System "Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children", Installing/Retrofitting
To comply with Federal regulations, all vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2002 must be equipped with LATCH ("Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children").
Technical Background
LATCH, definition
Generally called LATCH system for "Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren", consists of the combination of top tether anchors and lower anchors
used to secure a "Child Restraint" (termed "top tether" and "lower universal anchorage" in Canada).
Child Restraint (will be abbreviated "CR" throughout the rest of this Technical Bulletin), is a term that refers to products generally called:
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"Child safety seats"
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"Convertible safety seats"
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"Toddler safety seats"
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"Infant safety seats"
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"Booster safety seats" and the like
This Technical Bulletin will divide the LATCH system into three parts:
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Top Tether anchors
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Lower anchors
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Model status
Top Tether anchors
Forward facing CR's manufactured after September 1, 1999, are required by US federal regulations to comply with more stringent child head movement
performance requirements. These new performance requirements make a top tether necessary on most new CR's.
The purpose of the top tether is to reduce the forward movement of the CR in a crash, in order to help reduce the risk of head injury that could be caused
by striking the vehicle interior.
A top tether anchor is used to connect the child restraint (CR) tether strap to the vehicle. A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that attaches the top part
of a CR to special anchorage points in the vehicle.