Product Recall Number: 15-045
Why was UVEX Bicycle Helmets recalled?
The anchor for the helmet's chinstrap can fail, causing the helmets to slide off the head, posing a head injury hazard. The bicycle helmets also do not comply with the impact requirements of the CPSC safety standards for bicycle helmets.
Product Recall Number: 15-045
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2014-12-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: UVEX Bicycle Helmets
Description: Helmet's chinstrap can fail, causing the helmets to slide off the head, posing a head injury hazard.
Hazard Description: The anchor for the helmet's chinstrap can fail, causing the helmets to slide off the head, posing a head injury hazard. The bicycle helmets also do not comply with the impact requirements of the CPSC safety standards for bicycle helmets.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Replace
Units: 46800
Incidents: None reported.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the helmets and contact UVEX for a free compliant helmet or a refund of the purchase price.
Sold At: Sporting goods and bicycle specialty stores nationwide from September 2009 through June 2014 for about $100 to $260.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Germany
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed