U.S.A. encourages stores to join and request the Automatic Updating Service to secure a complete, updated list after each new recall. Post a current recall list in your store and encourage customers to check it. A recall list can encourage customers to retire older recalled products, obtain replacement parts, and to send in the mandatory registration cards. The upper age covered by such laws and the exceptions vary by state. Child passenger safety advocates encourage store personnel to join the effort to mandate exemplary legislation.
Laws promote the basics of child passenger safety but many mandate only minimal protection.
The back seat is generally safer, air bag or not. Keep your distance from air bag locations at least 10 inches at all times. Request the bilingual air bag warning flyer from SBS USA and make copies for your customers. Since there will be nogovernment funding after December, community support will be essential to maintain the Safe Ride Helpline in English and Spanish.