would it work to hook the tether to the seat hooks on the floor of a minivan? Still safe?
1631112
I don't think it would be safe..The point is to restrain with little chance of twisting or "flinging" should an accident occur. Mine is tethered to the back seat with the seatbelt so that she can turn a bit on the seat and re-adjust to get comfortable or lie down, but I have placed padded "boxes" in the floor wells to prevent her sliding off the seat. So, short of an overturned car, she should be ok... But tethered to the floor would seem to afford more opportunity for errant (and possibly injuring) movement. Just my thoughts, though...
208310
I honestly don't know, I have never used a top tether. The seat belt holds the seat securely. I have a 2014 Honda Accord.
2113022
It should. It might be a bit high up with the van as large as it is. You might want to go with a metal one that hooks into a towing attachment
1207422
Yes, as long as the car has the hooks to anchor the seat and the tether hooks in the back. U need that so the car seat will sit upright.
101702
As long as there is something you can hook yhe straps around or inbetween it should work great
62612
Yes, my wife doesn't have a latch or tether system in her Toyota. It works really with the seat belt - better than any other seat we've seen.
57131
Those are actually top tether anchors for child restraint. It would work to anchor it to, but the harness itself isn't the greatest. I returned mine
174962
I have no way of knowing for sure, but would assume that as long as it has standard seatbelt hooks, that it would work.
961319
It should be used to attach the rope to the top of your tether pole. I had a hook that I just clipped the rope to and it was ready to play.
1583868
I wouldn't because it is a plastic breakable item that would probably come apart or off the car seat in an impact or accident that reduces the stability inside the car. The chance of your baby becoming injured if this broke or if it hit him in some way (perhaps from other objects coming loose inside the car) is not worth the risk. I used with my kids, and will use with my grandkids, safe plastic toy links with toys attached because tons of little things can be attached to those, even a binky tether. You can also easily change the toys from hard to soft and in between. Just don't make the links long enough for him to wrap them around his neck while you're busy driving. I wouldn't because it is a plastic breakable item that would probably come apart or off the car seat in an impact or accident that reduces the stability inside the car. The chance of your baby becoming injured if this broke or if it hit him in some way (perhaps from other objects coming loose inside the car) is not worth the risk. I used with my kids, and will use with my grandkids, safe plastic toy links with toys attached because tons of little things can be attached to those, even a binky tether. You can also easily change the toys from hard to soft and in between. Just don't make the... » Read More I wouldn't because it is a plastic breakable item that would probably come apart or off the car seat in an impact or accident that reduces the stability inside the car. The chance of your baby becoming injured if this broke or if it hit him in some way (perhaps from other objects coming loose inside the car) is not worth the risk. I used with my kids, and will use with my grandkids, safe plastic toy links with toys attached because tons of little things can be attached to those, even a binky tether. You can also easily change the toys from hard to soft and in between. Just don't make the links long enough for him to wrap them around his neck while you're busy driving. « Show Less
1596896
Yes. Be weary. I bought and returned this seat. The tether worked and adjusted when I tried it, but as soon as their was weight, 21 lbs to be exact, the tether wouldn't adjust anymore. I tried both forward and rearfacing. I wasn't comfortable not having a seat I could adjust the harness straps
684597
Hmm, I'm not sure that it would since it's designed to loop around the headrests. Unless you can devise another way to secure it, I don't think so (and that might be a pain). You might do better to look for something designed to hook up without headrests.
1553250
Hi, I think that would be a great idea as long as the tether was long enough so the dog was comfortable. You could always hook two of them together to make it longer if needed. I'm glad you asked because this safety harness saved our little chihuahua (Bitsy's) life. I didn't think a car harness was necessary, but we were going on a lot of long trips and my daughter nagged me until I got one. Six months later we were hit by a cab at 65mph on a 3 lane interstate. Bitsy was hooked to my daughters seatbelt (front passenger), unfortunately the seatbelt did NOT lock and airbag did NOT deploy. My daughters head shattered our windshield and she and Bitsy were thrown around as the car spun around 5 times then hit the center concrete divider head on!! We all suffered severe whiplash and Bitsy injured her left leg but we are certain that if not tethered she would have shot out of the car on impact and been dead. I am so grateful she had her harness and if only Toyota's safety equipment had worked properly they both would have not been injured. I wish I could have thought to tether both of them to the anchor but who knew. I will hook Bitsy to it next time. Good luck!
1233347
Yes,if you're using Bungee cords or possibly a mini-chain lock.Personally,i would suggest the former like which i've done.
92001
No. You'd have to make something that would work. I suggest a string tether of some sort.
1135014
Hi Colleen,I don't see why not. We never had any one person get towed. I'm thinking it might make it tow a little crooked because the weight isn't distributed or centered. sorry I couldn't help you more.
1908105
Not Sure I use it in my Mini Van and Camry, however I don't recommend this for a dog over 15 pound, my 30 pound Cocker bent the metal that fits in the latch and this allowed him to get loose. Look for a heavy duty metal latch similar to your own car. Great Idea just not strong enough not to bend.