Overview
- ADAC says both seats suffered structural detachments in rear-facing frontal impacts, sending the seat shells and strapped dummies forward.
- The failures were not observed when installed forward-facing, yet rear-facing travel is required up to 15 months and recommended by ADAC until age two.
- Parents are urged to stop using these models rear-facing, especially for children under two, and to contact retailers for goodwill solutions.
- Reecle's model appears under inconsistent names such as ZA10 i-Size and 946i i-Size, with approval number E8–0313715, which may complicate identification.
- Chipolino rejects the implication its seat is unsafe and cites regulatory compliance, while Reecle has not publicly responded; ADAC plans to publish full results on October 21.