Recaro baby car seats replaced for free after chilling crash test videos show them flying forward on impact

A CAR seat for children has been labelled "high risk" after chilling crash test videos show them flying forward on impact.

The Recaro chair – which came loose from the Isofix base – can now be replaced free of charge as a result of the shocking footage.

Recaro baby car seats are being replaced for free after chilling crash test videos show them flying forward on impact

Which? magazine has branded the base and seat a 'Don't Buy' and said it posed a 'high risk' in a real life accident

The Mirror Online reports how the manufacturer launched a voluntary replacement programme after they revealed the issue.

In the clip the Recaro SmartClick Base stays in place as the Recaro Optia car seat flies forward with child dummy strapped to the seat.

Which? magazine has branded the base and seat a "Don't Buy" and said there was a "high risk" that in a real-life accident, if the car seat flew off, a youngster could suffer serious injury.

A spokesman for Recaro told The Mirror: "In dynamic tests conducted as part of comparison testing by Stiftung Warentest, the seat separated from the Isofix base.

"Recaro Child Safety takes this test result very seriously.

"The company therefore implemented numerous measures after receiving this information to analyze the reason for the behavior of the product reported by Stiftung Warentest.

Which? said there was a 'high risk' that in a real-life accident, if the car seat flew off, a youngster could suffer serious injury

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They added: "Towards this end, Recaro Child Safety has conducted static and dynamic tests, among other things. In all of the internal as well as external tests conducted at accredited testing facilities by the company – and under conditions that far exceed those required by law – the reported problem has not occurred.

"The safety of its customers is the highest priority for Recaro Child Safety. For this reason, the company has decided to stop delivery of the Recaro Optia seat and to no longer permit its sale.

"Even though the described problem has not been repeated by Recaro Child Safety under more strenuous test conditions, the company will replace all Recaro Optia seats.

"Through this program, Recaro Child Safety wishes to ensure, in the interests of ensuring customers' safety, that the respective product will no longer be used."

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