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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.

Quantum ski and snowboard helmets
Here's product recall specific data for Quantum ski and snowboard helmets.

  • 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