Is your child's car seat installed correctly? It is estimated that more than 85% of all car seats are improperly installed. Below are agencies that can provide car seat installation information and referrals to certified child passenger safety specialists. For more information, please call the Public Education Office.
Child Seat Inspections
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
www.nhtsa.dot.gov (1.888.327.4236)
NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce traffic
related health care and other economic costs.
NHTSA offers a wide variety of motor vehicle and traffic safety information
services and literature. Listed below are just a few of the topics they can
help with:
Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls
Comprehensive Child Passenger Safety Information and Car Seat Recalls
Consumer Information on Seat Belts, Air Bags, Anti-lock Brakes, Child Restraints, and many other topics
Vehicle Crash Test Reports
Vehicle Safety Ratings
Traffic Safety Educational Materials
and more…
Locate a Child Safety Seat Inspection Station by State:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cps/cpsfitting/index.cfm
SAFE KIDS Coalition: www.safekids.org or telephone: 650.724.1788
Seat Check:
www.seatcheck.org
or telephone: 1.866.SEAT.CHECK (1.866.732.8243)
Please note: car seats should only be inspected and/or installed by a
"Certified" Child Passenger Safety Technician. The Santa Clara County Fire
Department does not inspect or install car seats. Please see the above
links for assistance with car seat safety.
Car Seat Inspection Stations within Santa Clara County
AAA - San Jose Office
5340 Thorwood Drive, San Jose 95123
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 408.514.2287
Car & Booster Seat Safety: www.csaa.com
California Highway Patrol (CHP) - San Jose
2020 Junction Avenue, San Jose 95131
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 408.467.5400
Child Safety Seats Save Lives:
www.chp.ca.gov/html/safetyseats.html
Child Booster/Safety Seats:
www.chp.ca.gov/html/boosterseats.html
FAQ's:
www.chp.ca.gov/html/child_safetyseat_faqs.html
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road, Palo Alto 94304
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 650.736.2981
The Maggie Adalyn Otto Safely Home Car Seat Fitting Station and information: http://www.carseatfitting.lpch.org
San Jose Police Department
1671 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 408.277.4133
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
700 All American Way, Sunnyvale 94086
Car seat checks by appointment only.
To schedule an appointment call: 408.730.7179 - Car Seat hotline
Additional helpful links
American Academy of Pediatrics: www.aap.org
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (English and Spanish): www.chop.edu/carseat
Consumer Reports: www.consumerreports.org
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: www.hwysafety.org
National Safety Council: www.nsc.org
Partners for Child Passenger Safety: www.chop.edu/carseat
SafetyBeltSafe (in English and Spanish): www.carseat.org
State of California Official Website (Office of Traffic Safety): www.ots.ca.gov
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