What is ISOFIX?

Do you know that your car very likely has ISOFIX?

Since February 2006, all new car models must be equipped with the standardised ISOFIX and top tether anchorage points. From 2011 European regulations require all cars to adhere to this standard.

What is ISOFIX?

In 1997, BRITAX launched ISOFIX together with VW in the Golf V. Yet, this safety system has become an international installation interface for standardised anchorage points between a child seat and a vehicle. It minimises installation errors and optimises protection through a rigid connection to the car chassis.

Why ISOFIX?

Only 30% of child seats are installed correctly when using an adult seat belt, 96% when using the ISOFIX system!*

* Source: The German Insurance Institute GDV, Group 1

The ISOFIX system also reduces the forward and sideward movement of the seat and limits rotation through a foot prop or top tether (universal or semi-universal seats).

The ISOFIX system makes installation and removal quick and easy, in other words, it gives you peace of mind when fitting a child seat and reduces the risk of misuse.

Since we launched the first car seats with ISOFIX we have developed this system further and made it even safer. Our Pivot Link system is part of our technical programme that we call Energy Management Control where we aim to significantly redirect the forces on the child that occur in a crash.

The Pivot Link is using ISOFIX connectors with L-shape latches that additionally reduces the movement of the child and diverts the forces mainly downwards rather than forward. This means a significant relief for the child’s body.

What is ISOFIT?

The ISOFIT system is the group 2-3 specific solution that uses ISOFIX anchorages and latches in combination with the vehicle’s lap and diagonal seat belt. The seat is also designed to control and manage the energy for enhanced safety in frontal accidents.