Child Seat Test: Significant Safety Risk with These Models

ÖAMTC and its partner organizations are currently conducting the latest child seat test, with the full results to be published on October 21, 2025. During the test series, however, significant safety deficiencies were found in the models Chipolino Olympus i-Size (E57 030047) and Reecle 360 (also referred to by the manufacturer as "ZA10 i-Size" or "946i i-Size", E8 0313715). The traffic club warns in a release about the safety risk posed by the mentioned models and "feels obliged to draw attention to the poor performance and the associated safety risk of the two affected child seat models even before the publication of the overall results."

Crash Dummy Ejected from Seat During Test

"Both child seats are approved for securing children with a height of 40 to 150 cm. During the conducted crash tests, the seat shells detached and were thrown through the vehicle along with the dummies. In practice, a significant risk of injury is to be expected from the subsequent impact," warns ÖAMTC technical expert Steffan Kerbl.

Legal Requirements Met, But Fail in Realistic Tests

The child seat tests conducted by ÖAMTC and its partner organizations in the interest of consumer protection are based on the current Euro NCAP vehicle crash tests: Consequently, the tested products are subjected to significantly higher forces than those required by the legally prescribed approval tests according to UN Reg. 129. Since both mentioned child seat models meet these legal requirements, they may be sold in Europe.

A general claim for return or exchange due to poor performance in the current consumer protection test cannot necessarily be derived from this, but parents who purchased one of the two child seats less than two years ago could assert a claim for defects against the seller. However, the relevant details would need to be examined on a case-by-case basis.

Manufacturers Remain Reserved

Both manufacturers have already been informed about the test results and asked for a statement: Chipolino stated that the Olympus i-Size is now sold out and no longer offered. A response from Reecle is still pending at this time.

The new ÖAMTC child seat test with the full results of all examined models will be published on October 21, 2025.

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