- Vehicles
- 1,836
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 10 January 2007
- 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.
- Vance Leathers ALL Black/HC2101
- Vance Leathers Black Eagle/HC2108
- Vance Leathers Black Flame/HC2106
- Vance Leathers Black Race DAY/HC2107
- Vance Leathers Boneyard Blue/HC2104
- Vance Leathers Boneyard Burgundy/HC2103
- Vance Leathers Boneyard Silver/HC2105
- Vance Leathers Chrome Flame/HC2102
- Vance Leathers Double Eagle/HC2109
What the defect is
Certain vance leathers brand motorcycle helmets sizes xs, s, m, l, xl, 2XL, fail to conform to the chin strap stitching requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no 218, motorcycle helmets.
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the chin strap could fail causing the helmet to separate from the wearer, possibly resulting in serious injury.
What gets fixed
VANCE LEATHERS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT HELMETS OR REPLACE WITH A COMPLIANT HELMET. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 10, 2007.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 January 2007
- Owners notified10 January 2007
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 4 January 2007.
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 vance leathers at 1-866-998-2623.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VANCE LEATHERS, INC.
- 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 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.