FILE - A seat belt warning sign for the right front passenger seat is displayed in a vehicle on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, file) DETROIT (AP) — Starting in September of 2027, all new ...

Within the next two years, the "ding" of a seat belt reminder will be required for all seats in a vehicle, no longer just the driver. Here's what to know.

Previously, sound warnings were only required for the front seat belts. The NHTSA said these new seat belt rules will help prevent more than 500 injuries and 50 deaths each year.

DETROIT — Starting in September 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up.

The front-seat rules are effective starting Sept. 1 of 2026. Rear passengers consistently use seat belts at a lower rate than front passengers, the agency says. In 2022, front belt use was just ...

US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts FILE - A seat belt warning sign for the right front passenger seat is displayed in a vehicle on ...

US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts FILE - A seat belt warning sign for the right front passenger seat is displayed in a vehicle on ...

FILE - A seat belt warning sign for the right front passenger seat is displayed in a vehicle on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, file) FILE - A seat belt for the right front passenger ...