- Vehicles
- 7,392
- Built between
- Mar 2012 – Oct 2012
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 6 May 2015
- Repaired
- 17%
- Unrepaired
- 5,076
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2012 and October 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- TMS HY-809Built March 2012 to October 2012
Repair progress
5,076 of 7,392 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
17% repaired — 1,251 of 7,392 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1,061
- Scrapped or exported
- 4
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
Buy4easy Inc. (Buy4easy) is recalling certain TMS HY-809 motorcycle half-helmets, sizes S, M, L, anf XL, manufactured March 20, 2012, to October 31, 2012. The affected motorcycle helmets may insufficiently dampen impacts. Additionally, the helmets may be missing, or have incomplete, manufacturing dates and instructions to the purchaser. As such, these helmets fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."
What could happen
By wearing a noncompliant helmet, the user may not be adequately protected in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
What gets fixed
Buy4easy will notify owners and will offered a full refund. The recall began on May 6, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2012 to October 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 April 2015
- Owners notified6 May 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 17% 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 1 April 2015.
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 Buy4easy customer service at 1-626-388-9898.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Buy4easy 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.