Chrysler Group Statement on Child Safety Seats

SeatCheck offers free child safety seat inspection locator service 1-866-Seat-Check or www.seatcheck.org

(Auburn Hills, Mich.)–Recent news has focused on the safety of children while traveling in automobiles.

• Research shows seven out of 10 kids in child safety seats are not properly buckled in and a properly installed safety seat has been proven to reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers, ages 1-4.
• DaimlerChrysler's SeatCheck program provides parents and caregivers with access to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) comprehensive child passenger safety seat inspector locater database.
• By logging onto www.seatcheck.org or calling 1-866-SEATCHECK, parents can learn about child passenger safety and where to have their child's seat inspected.

The following statement can be attributed to Deborah Morrissett - Vice President - Regulatory Affairs, Chrysler Group:

"Child passenger safety seat inspections are simple and can help save a child's life. DaimlerChrysler encourages parents to visit www.seatcheck.org or call 1-866-SEATCHECK to learn how and where to have their child's safety seat inspected for proper fit and use.

SeatCheck provides parents and caregivers with access to the most comprehensive list of certified child passenger safety seat instructors in the country in both English and Spanish.

With an all-new Web site, SeatCheck also offers a variety child passenger safety resources, including state law look-up and current list of manufacturer recalled child safety seats."

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About SeatCheck
DaimlerChrysler created the SeatCheck initiative in 2002 along with NHTSA, the National Safety Council, Graco Children’s Products Inc., and Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us. In addition to the free inspection locator service, the Web site also offers parents useful information on keeping kids safe in motor vehicles.