Automakers may seek time to install seat belt reminders for rear seats

Passenger vehicle makers may ask for more time to install the seat belt reminder alarm feature for rear passenger occupants as it will require "structural changes" to be made to the car.

The reason why the feature cannot be immediately implemented is that the three-point point seat belts are required to be anchored to a structural support, explained an official at a car company. These are usually the pillars of the vehicle chassis. The middle seat at the rear will probably require an anchor on the structure, which in turn would necessitate structural changes and hence testing.

“The seat belt