XP - Car Seat Positioning Q - Truck

AmandaAndJason09

XP with Sept 10 Moms

has a truck with a small cab (no extra doors - you have to move the seats forward). We are fairly sure that the car seat will not fit in the back seat at all, even in the middle, but we are going to try that first. But, if it doesn't work, where would you position it? KY law only says rear-facing seat angled at no more than 45 degrees - it does not dictate that it has to be in the back seat. We were thinking it would be okay in the passenger seat as long as A) he moves the seat back as far as possible and he turns the passenger airbag off (which he can do with his key). Does this make sense?

Miller238

Even with the airbag off, I still wouldn't put it in the front seat. 

becca070707Ken

Miller238:

Even with the airbag off, I still wouldn't put it in the front seat. 

THIS!!!!

KristenBtobe

I agree. No way would I put it in the front seat ever.

AmandaAndJason09

But then, does DH just never transport LO???? There is physically not enough room to put a car seat in the back. It's like 15-20 inches from the back of the cab to the back of the next seat. So confused...

KristenBtobe

Yup. You will have to only have one car you can drive the baby in.

rottie06

DH has a truck as well.  We have two fold-down type of seats in the back.  The car seat fits behind the passager seat when it is pushed up to the dashboard. 

MrsMoher

We have a truck with no rear seats at all and we did turn off the airbag and put his car seat in the passenger seat as we had no alternative.  Definitely make sure you turn off the airbag!

Meg41208

YGPM

gemduncan

According to everything I've read, you must put the car seat in the front passenger seat forward facing and make sure the air bags are turned off. This is what DH and MIL do in their trucks.

gemduncan

On addition...DD is over 20 lbs when we started putting her forward facing in the front passenger seat.

AmandaAndJason09

Meg - YGPM back

Meg41208

AmandaAndJason09:

Meg - YGPM back

back atcha

KYmama9286

We put DS in the carseat rear facing in the front of DH's truck b/c it has no passenger side airbags--we rarely ever have to do this but we have when we were in a huge bind