Daytona Equipment: Helmets

Daytona is recalling about 2,454 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. In the event of a crash, the helmet may not adequately protect the wearer, increasing their risk of injury.

Campaign
17E027000
Manufacturer
Daytona Helmets International
Reported
16 May 2017
Vehicles
2,454
Built between
May 2015 – May 2015
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
14 June 2017
Repaired
1%
Unrepaired
2,427

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2015 and May 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Daytona Skull CAPBuilt May 2015 to May 2015

Repair progress

2,427 of 2,454 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2018.

1% repaired — 27 of 2,454 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

Daytona Helmets International (Daytona) is recalling certain Skull Cap D1, D3 and D6 Helmets in sizes 3XS through 4XL manufactured during May 2015. These helmets may not adequately protect the wearer in the event of a head impact during a motorcycle crash. As such, these helmets fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."

What could happen

In the event of a crash, the helmet may not adequately protect the wearer, increasing their risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Daytona will notify owners, and dealers will replace the helmets, free of charge. The recall began on June 14, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2015 to May 2015
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 May 2017
  3. Owners notified14 June 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2018 — 1% 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 16 May 2017.

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 Daytona customer service at 1-800-452-5745.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Daytona Helmets International
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.

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