Rangers and child car seats

[dmac0923]

i have a 2002 Ranger XLT and were expecting our first baby in april.

i know each state has different laws but can you put a rear facing infant car seat in the front seat of a ranger?

I have the key switch in the dash to turn off the passenger airbags.

thanks

 

[DB_1]

You're in Virginia? According to the vehicle code in your state, you are alright to have the seat rear facing with the airbag turned off:

§ 46.2-1095. Child restraint devices required when transporting certain children; safety belts for passengers less than eighteen years old required; penalty.

A. Any person who drives on the highways of Virginia any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, shall ensure that any child, up to age eight, whom he transports therein is provided with and properly secured in a child restraint device of a type which meets the standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. Further, rear-facing child restraint devices shall be placed in the back seat of a vehicle. In the event the vehicle does not have a back seat, the child restraint device may be placed in the front passenger seat only if the vehicle is either not equipped with a passenger side airbag or the passenger side airbag has been deactivated.

 

[colintrax]

Even if it is illegal, I doubt a cop will give you crap as long as the airbag is off. Better than those sideways seats in the back