Is it safe to put a baby car seat in a Jeep TJ?
Hello eveyone! I’m just wondering if anybody can help me out. I am currently 5 months pregnant and I’m expecting my baby in July. I have a 1997 Jeep TJ and was wondering if anyone knows it is a safe vehicle to drive with a small rear facing infant car seat? The reason I ask is that the back seat of a Jeep Wrangler is a little more narrow then that of a car, also the back seats sit so high up that there is no metal protecting the baby since the window starts right about where the seat is… Anyways if someone knows anything about this or knows where I could find the info I would really appreciate it. Thanks!
I woulnd’t take the roof off, and I have a fiber glass hard top on it right now.
3 Responses
witchway915
23 Jul 2010
gnomesnymph
23 Jul 2010
i wouldnt suggest it.. just the lack of real enclosure makes me feel worried about any childs safety in those kinds of vehicles..
titan
23 Jul 2010
Congratulations! You’ll have to look at those new Wranglers with four doors soon 
In the mean time there is no reason to say the TJ is any less safe than most other vehicles for your infant. It’s certainly not *unsafe* at any rate.
The better reason to look for another vehicle is a minivan or taller four door car/suv offer better access to the rear seat and more cargo room for all the strollers, diaper bags, etc. Also being a two door you may find it a bit of a strain loading/unloading your child through the front doors. The big advantage is your TJ is higher than most vehicles so you just move the baby in and out-you don’t need to bend over much, something you’ll miss if you switch to a regular car.
i would bring this concern up to a pediatrician, they are the ones that would be better able to answer it.
but honestly if you don’t feel it would be safe, then you shouldn’t. i wouldn’t go anywhere if you did put the baby in it without the top on, because that could be way too much wind on a baby