- Vehicles
- 2,473
- Built between
- Oct 2009 – Nov 2009
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 15 September 2014
- Repaired
- 77%
- Unrepaired
- 580
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2009 and November 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Rodia RHD 500Built October 2009 to November 2009
Repair progress
580 of 2,473 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
77% repaired — 1,893 of 2,473 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Sunright International of America, Inc. (Sunright) is recalling all sizes of Rodia RDH 500 motorcycle helmets, manufactured October 1, 2009, to November 1, 2009. The affected helmets may not adequately protect the user's head in the event of a crash, and thus fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, using one of the affected helmets increases the wearer's risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Sunright will notify owners. The helmet will be replaced. The recall began September 15, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2009 to November 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 June 2014
- Owners notified15 September 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 77% repaired
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 23 June 2014.
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 Sunright customer service at 1-770-729-9065.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- Rodia RDH 500
- Recalling manufacturer
- Sunright International Of America, 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.