A connector assembly , comprising: a housing having a bore and a latching arm receptacle ; a sliding lock latch having a latching arm slidably disposed within the latching arm receptacle , the latching arm having a foot portion with a release prevention hook and a blocker ; the sliding lock latch having spring release interference abutments and a spring latch encircling the bore and having radially-spaced engaging bodies for engaging a raised upset of a fluid line; wherein the connector assembly is a dual-latch system requiring two distinct and sequential operations to verify that a proper connection has been made, the dual latch system comprises the spring latch as primary point of attachment, the spring latch provides an audible sound that confirms that a proper connection has been made when the fluid line is installed into the quick connector, and the separate sliding lock latch and the fluid line is locked into the connector assembly using the sliding lock latch such that the spring latch cannot be used to release the fluid line when the sliding lock latch is in a locked position, and whereby the sliding lock latch is movable from an unlocked position in which the abutments allow movement of the engaging bodies relative to the raised upset to the locked position in which the abutments restrict movement of the engaging bodies relative to the raised upset, characterised by a lock washer disposed in the housing having a rail with an interference portion , wherein the release prevention hook is engaged with the housing and the blocker is engaged with the interference portion when the sliding lock latch is in its unlocked position. a housing having a bore and a latching arm receptacle ; a sliding lock latch having a latching arm slidably disposed within the latching arm receptacle , the latching arm having a foot portion with a release prevention hook and a blocker ; the sliding lock latch having spring release interference abutments and a spring latch encircling the bore and having radially-spaced engaging bodies for engaging a raised upset of a fluid line; wherein the connector assembly is a dual-latch system requiring two distinct and sequential operations to verify that a proper connection has been made, the dual latch system comprises the spring latch as primary point of attachment, the spring latch provides an audible sound that confirms that a proper connection has been made when the fluid line is installed into the quick connector, and the separate sliding lock latch and the fluid line is locked into the connector assembly using the sliding lock latch such that the spring latch cannot be used to release the fluid line when the sliding lock latch is in a locked position, and whereby the sliding lock latch is movable from an unlocked position in which the abutments allow movement of the engaging bodies relative to the raised upset to the locked position in which the abutments restrict movement of the engaging bodies relative to the raised upset, characterised by a lock washer disposed in the housing having a rail with an interference portion , wherein the release prevention hook is engaged with the housing and the blocker is engaged with the interference portion when the sliding lock latch is in its unlocked position. <EOS>