Recalls › 77E006000

NHTSA recall 77E006000 · Equipment

Equipment › Motorcycle › Helmets

Reported Apr 5, 19772,900 vehicles affectedJEFFERSONBuilt Jul 1, 1975 – Jul 1, 1975

The defect

The involved helmets may be in non-compliance to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, "motorcycle helmets". The non-compliance exists because of impact attenuation failure in which the headform accelerations exceeded maximun allowable 400G.

The remedy

The involved helmets will be replaced with ones that meet the safety requirements, free of charge.

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Notes

Vehicle category: motorcycles.system: equipment; helmets, medium.consequences of defect: these helmets may not provide adequate protection tothe wearer in the event of an accident; serious personal injury could result.