Product Recall Number: 17-219
Why was Quantum ski and snowboard helmets recalled?
The buckle on the helmet can disengage, posing a risk of head injury.
Product Recall Number: 17-219
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-09-07
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Quantum ski and snowboard helmets
Description: This recall involves all 2016 and 2017 Smith Quantum ski and snowboard helmets. They were sold in in sizes S, M, L and XL in matte black/charcoal, matte white/charcoal, matte Fire (red) /charcoal, matte Klein Blue (blue), matte olive green, matte Reactor (bright green) /black and matte Thunder gray (gray) color combinations. Smith Quantum is printed on a label inside the helmet along with the manufacturing dates.
Hazard Description: The buckle on the helmet can disengage, posing a risk of head injury.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 7,000 (in addition, about 1,000 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and contact Smith for instructions on returning the helmet, free of cost, to Smith for a free repair.
Sold At: Specialty ski and snowboard shops and by major retailers, online at Backcountry.com, Smithoptics.com, and other online retailers, from October 2016 through July 2017 for about $300.
Importers: Smith Sport Optics Inc., Clearfield, Utah
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Smith Sport Optics Inc., Clearfield, Utah
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed