Child Passenger Safety: Research & Reports 

Through education, training, enforcement, outreach and legislation, NHTSA seeks to ensure that all children from newborn to teen are properly safeguarded in the correct restraint system for their age and size every trip, every time time they travel in a motor vehicle.

Consumer Information and Services

• Child Seat Recalls, Since 1990
• 2004 Motor Vehicle Occupant Protection Facts 
• 2003 Motor Vehicle Occupant Protection Facts
• A Child Safety Seat Occupant Identification Program
• Chart on Correct Usage of Child Seats 
• Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Locator
• Safety Seat Registration Form
• Child Seat Recalls, Since 1990 

Research Notes

• Booster Seat Laws Increase Child Safety Seat Use
• Booster Seat Use in 2006
• Child Restraint Use in 2006 - Demographic Results 
• Child Restraint Use in 2006 - Correct Restraint Types

Research Reports

• 2005 Traffic Safety Facts: Misuse Of Child Restraints
• 2004 Report on the Use of Child Restraints
• 2004 Study on the Misuse of Child Restraints
• 2002 Report on the Use of Child Restraints
• 2002 Controlled Intersection Study

Other Publications

• Improving the Safety of Older-Child Passengers 
• A Guide to Implementing CPS Inspection Stations
• Booster Seat Best Practices Guide
• Booster Seat Education Plan
• Occupant Protection Facts