- Vehicles
- 36,855
- Built between
- Oct 2004 – Apr 2005
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 20 June 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2004 and April 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2004-2005 HCI 100Built October 2004 to April 2005
- 2004-2005 HCI 100GBuilt October 2004 to April 2005
What the defect is
All sizes of the motorcycle helmet, models #100 and #100G, manufactured by helmet city (hci) between october 1, 2004, and april 29, 2005. These helmets fail the retention requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, motorcycle helmets. The stitching on the right side ear flap is insufficient.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the ear flap can rip, leaving the wearer unprotected, possibly resulting in head injuries.
What gets fixed
HCI WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE HELMETS BY ADDING ADDITIONAL STITCHING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 20, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2004 to April 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 May 2005
- Owners notified20 June 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 18 May 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 hci at 888-550-3731.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- HELMET CITY
- 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.