- Vehicles
- 4,824
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 28
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 1 February 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011003L
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011003M
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011003S
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011003XL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011003XS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011003XXL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011015L
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011015M
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011015S
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011015XL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011015XS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H011015XXL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01103FL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01103FM
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01103FS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01103FXL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01103FXS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01103FXXL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01115FL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01115FM
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01115FS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01115FXL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H01115FXS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H0113FLL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H0113FLM
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H0113FLS
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H0113FLXL
- Zamp S-1 Shorty H0113FLXS
What the defect is
Certain zamp S-1 sporty motorcycle helmets imported between february 1 and july 31, 2003. These helmets fail the penetration, retention elongation, g-forces, and labeling requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, motorcycle helmets.
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the helmet will not adequately protect the user, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
ZAMP SPORTS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THESE HELMETS WITH AN EQUIVALENT COMPLIANT HELMET. THE RECALL BEGAN FEBRUARY 1, 2005.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 February 2005
- Owners notified1 February 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 February 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact zamp sports at 916-861-0066.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ZAMP SPORTS CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 218
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.