Bilt Helmet Equipment: Helmets

Bilt Helmet is recalling about 2,362 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. A helmet that does not provide adequate impact protection increases the risk of injury during a crash.

Campaign
22E089000
Manufacturer
Comoto Holdings, Inc.
Reported
18 October 2022
Vehicles
2,362
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 December 2022
Repaired
7%
Unrepaired
1,858

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Bilt Helmet Grommet Bolt Youth Helmet
  • Bilt Helmet Grommet Youth Helmet

Repair progress

1,858 of 2,362 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2024.

7% repaired — 176 of 2,362 reported

Owners not reachable
152
Scrapped or exported
176

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

Comoto Holdings, Inc. (Comoto) is recalling certain Bilt Grommet Youth and Grommet Bolt Youth helmets with part numbers BLH137 and BLH138; in sizes SY, MY, and LY. The helmet may not adequately protect the wearer in the event of a head impact during a crash. As such, these helmets fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."

What could happen

A helmet that does not provide adequate impact protection increases the risk of injury during a crash.

What gets fixed

Comoto will replace the helmet with a compliant BILT model helmet, free of charge, or provide credit to replace the helmet. Owner notification letters were mailed December 1, 2022.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2022
  2. Owners notified2 December 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2024 — 7% 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 18 October 2022.

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 Comoto's customer service at 1-800-292-5343.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
NR
Recalling manufacturer
Comoto Holdings, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 218
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.nhtsa.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.

Same component

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