Occupant safety

Occupant safety

Not wearing a seat belt is like believing "It'll never happen to me!" Volvo, the inventor of the three-point seat belt, urges you and all adult occupants of your car to wear seat belts and ensure that children are properly restrained, using an infant, car or booster seat determined by age, weight and height. Volvo also believes no child should sit in the front seat of a car and that no one under 4 feet 7 inches (140 cm) should ride as a passenger in the front seat of any vehicle equipped with a passenger side airbag.

Fact: In every state and province, some type of child-restraint legislation has been passed. Additionally, most states and provinces have already made it mandatory for occupants of a car to use seat belts.

So, urging you to "buckle up" is not just our recommendation - legislation in your state or province may mandate seat belt usage. The few seconds it takes to buckle up may one day allow you to say, "It's a good thing I was wearing my seat belt".

• Seat belts
• During pregnancy
• During pregnancy
• Removing/replacing the head restraints
• When are the airbags deployed?
• When are the airbags NOT deployed?
• Seat belts the heart of the Volvo safety system
• SIPS airbag
• Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS) - front seats only
• IC system (Inflatable curtain)
• Child safety
• Integrated booster cushions
• Outboard integrated booster cushions - Raising
• Outboard integrated booster cushions - Lowering
• ISOFIX fasteners and ISOFIX guide
• Integrated booster cushion
• Important!
• Child Restraint Anchorages
• Child safety
• Keeping child seats in place (ALR/ELR*)
• Seat belt maintenance
• Volvo Concern for Safety
• Occupant safety
• Reporting Safety Defects