A vehicle seat, especially a motor vehicle seat

In a vehicle seat, particularly in the case of a motor vehicle seat, the seat comprising: a seat member (3); a backrest (4); at least one fitting (10), the backrest (4) through which the pivotable attached to the seat member (3), wherein said fitting (10) having a first fitting member connected to the backrest (4) (11) and is connected to the seat member (3) of two fitting member (12), wherein the fitting (5) is under normal circumstances the backrest (4) and the force flux between the seat member (3); and at least one deformation area (D), in which deformation occurs in the event of a crash; a backrest (4) having a backrest mounted to the support member (8a) and the seat member (3) having a support member (7a) mounted to the seat member, said support member is generally spaced from each other , and since the deformation area (D) formed by deformation of contact with each other in the event of a crash, in order to provide additional force flux parallel to the fitting (10).