Child | Child Size, Height, Weight, or Age | Recommended Restraint Type |
Infants or toddlers | Children weighing 40 lb (18 kg)or less (generally age four or younger). | Use a child restraint (sometimes called an infant carrier, convertible seat, or toddler seat). |
Small children | Children who have outgrown or no longer properly fit in a child restraint (generally children who are less than 57 in (1.45 m) tall, are greater than age four and less than age 12, and between 40 lb (18 kg) and 79 lb (36 kg) and upward to 99 lb (45 kg) if recommended by your child restraint manufacturer). | Use a belt-positioning booster seat. |
Larger children | Children who have outgrown or no longer properly fit in a belt-positioning booster seat (generally children who are at least 57 in (1.45 m) tall or greater than 79 lb (36 kg) or 99 lb (45 kg) if recommended by child restraint manufacturer). | Use a vehicle seatbelt having the lap belt snug and low across the hips, shoulder belt centered across the shoulder and chest, and seat backrest upright. |
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