17 states urge NHTSA to set child car seat side-impact standards 17 states urge NHTSA to set child car seat side-impact standards July 13, 2021 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment The states, led by New York and Connecticut, in a letter also urged NHTSA to mandate that all car seat labels include guidance that every child should remain in car seats until exceeding maximum U.S. height or weight standards.