ISOFIX and passenger safety systems in road vehicles
The growing demand for the safety of passengers in road vehicles is met by a variety of ISO standards published by the ISO technical committee for road vehicles, ISO/TC 22.
Among the standards for safety installations and restraint systems, one of the most widely known is the system for the connection of child restraint systems to vehicles, commonly referred to as ISOFIX. The standard covering this system is ISO 13216-1 Road vehicles - Anchorages in vehicles and attachments to anchorages for child restraint systems - Part 1: Seat bight anchorages and attachments. ISOFIX is a feature which is fast becoming part of the standard equipment installed in new cars. The aim of this standard is to avoid the misfitting of universal child seats when installed in cars, thus reducing the risk of injury in the event of a collision.
Other ISO standards for passive security in cars include the testing of airbag components such as ISO 12097-2 Road vehicles - Airbag components - Part 2: Testing of airbag modules. A complete list of ISO standards for safety installations and restraint systems is available on ISO Online.