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Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Triple Eight Distribution Due to Risk of Head Injury

Note: Firm has new phone number

  • Black Little Tricky Helmet
  • White Little Tricky Helmet
  • Green Little Tricky Helmet
  • Pink Little Tricky Helmet
  • Triple Eight S/M EPS Liner Helmet
  • Sector 9 S/M EPS Liner Helmet
Name of Product:
Bicycle helmets for children and youth
Hazard:

Product testing demonstrated that these helmets do not comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance. Consumers could suffer impact head injuries in a fall.

Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
January 06, 2012
Units:
About 30,400
Consumer Contact

For additional information, contact Triple Eight at (516) 883-8889 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.triple8.com

Recall Details

Description:

The recalled items are multi-purpose helmets also sold for use as bicycle helmets. Little Tricky helmets are marketed for children and youth, and feature a large Little Tricky logo on both sides of the helmet. They come in one size and in black, white, pink and green. Triple Eight S/M EPS Liner helmets feature a hard black inner EPS foam liner and come in black, white, bone, blue and army green. Sector 9 S/M EPS Liner helmets feature the same EPS liner and come in gray, white, black, blue and green. Both the Triple Eight and Sector 9 helmets have an interior label indicating the size "S/M" for small/medium and a manufacture date indicated as month/year (ex. APR/2011). Only Triple Eight and Sector 9 size "S/M" EPS Liner helmets are affected.

Remedy:

Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Triple Eight for a full refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported

Sold At

Bicycle and sports stores and other retailers nationwide and online from August 2006 through November 2011 for about $40.

Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
12-082
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About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years. Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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