AGV Equipment: Helmets

Agv is recalling about 325 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The deteriorated polycarbonate material may result in the chin base detaching during an impact, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
18E006000
Manufacturer
Dainese S.p.A.
Reported
24 January 2018
Vehicles
325
Built between
Jun 2017 – Jan 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 February 2018
Repaired
98%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2017 and January 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • AGV Carbon Modular HelmetBuilt June 2017 to January 2018

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2019.

98% repaired — 317 of 325 reported

Owners not reachable
7
Scrapped or exported
1

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

Dainese S.p.A (Dainese) is recalling certain AGV Carbon Modular motorcycle full-face, flip-up helmets, model AGV 580. The glue applied to the screws that secure the chin bar components together may have contacted the chin base polycarbonate material causing it to deteriorate prematurely.

What could happen

The deteriorated polycarbonate material may result in the chin base detaching during an impact, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Dainese will notify owners, and dealers will replace the helmets, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2017 to January 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 January 2018
  3. Owners notified12 February 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 98% 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 24 January 2018.

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 Dainese customer service at 1-855-327-5639.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Dainese S.p.A.
Recall initiated by
MFR

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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