RECARO Child Safety Seats FAQ will give you feedback and advise on questions that come up while you search for your child’s safety seat. We provide answers to general questions of the child safety seat market but also answers to specific RECARO product questions. The answers are written by RECARO staff, including our customer service representatives and sales managers. If you have any further questions, please send us an e-mail: childseats@recarousa.com.
- What is Side Impact Protection?
- What is RECARO Side Impact Protection?
What is Side Impact Protection?
In order to meet US Federal Safety standards, every car seat on the market must pass specific crash test standards. The most common types of car crashes are front-end collisions. This is what dictates the federal crash test standards as being a simulated front-end collision. Because car seats had to pass these tests, they've performed very well in these types of collisions. RECARO is focused on providing ultimate safety based on over 30 years of motorsports experience by incorporating side-impact-protection (also known as SIP) in their car seats, making your children less susceptible to injury in the event of most any kind of collision.
What is RECARO Side Impact Protection?
1 in 4 accidents resulting in the injury or death of a child are caused by side impact collisions.
Each RECARO child restraint system is designed and engineered to provide optimum safety and protection in the event of a life threatening accident. The RECARO Side Impact Protection system with its extra large side wings, correctly shaped headrest and comfortable padding provides an additional peace-of-mind when your child may need it most.
>> Learn more about the Original RECARO SIP
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