A top-tether anchor is a rigid fastener for attaching a tether from a compatible child-safety seat. The top tether is designed to secure the top of the seat, resulting from studies that found almost all child-safety seats allow too much “head excursion” in an accident. Federal laws require all passenger vehicles manufactured after September 2000 to feature these anchors.

Information for this was taken from the Cars.com’s glossary, written by Joe Wiesenfelder.

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Answered by Joe Bruzek on October 20, 2008 in Glossary | Permalink

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