Rodia Equipment: Helmets

Rodia is recalling about 2,304 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the helmet does not remain secured to the rider's head in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

Campaign
18E089000
Manufacturer
Sunright International Of America, Inc.
Reported
11 September 2018
Vehicles
2,304
Built between
Aug 2008 – Jul 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
NHTSA compliance test
Owners notified
12 October 2018
Repaired
18%
Unrepaired
1,886

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2008 and July 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Rodia RHD 200Built August 2008 to July 2018

Repair progress

1,886 of 2,304 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.

18% repaired — 418 of 2,304 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 certain Rodia RHD200 and Rodia RHD200V helmets in all sizes manufactured August 1, 2008-July 31, 2018. When load is applied to the helmet such as in the event of a crash, the chin strap may stretch, allowing the helmet to separate from the rider's head. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 205, "Motorcycle Helmets."

What could happen

If the helmet does not remain secured to the rider's head in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Sunright will refund the purchase price. The recall began October 12, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2008 to July 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA11 September 2018
  3. Owners notified12 October 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 18% 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 11 September 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 Sunright customer service at 1-770-682-3035.

Official source

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.

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