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Louis Garneau Recalls Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury
Louis Garneau Recalls Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/lo...of-head-injury Hazard: The bicycle helmets do not comply with the impact requirements of the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets, posing a risk of head injury. Remedy: Replace Recall date: March 15, 2018 |
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Huh?!? What??
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The helmet has been recalled as it does not comply with the impact requirements of the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets.
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I think you may be overreacting. According to the recall notice (follow the link), the recall only affects certain ranges of serial numbers manufactured on certain dates. So the issue is probably a (temporary) manufacturing issue, not an inherent design issue. This model has been produced for a number of years, and probably many thousands have been produced and sold, and the recall only affects a fraction of the units produced.
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It could also be a euro vs. US certification issue.
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CPSC performs does perform spot checks on models that have CPSC stickers, although they may not always get around to checking all of them. This latest recall is probably from a CPSC spot check. |
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My bad, didn't realize what you meant.
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Oh - no problem. Thanks for the info!
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I didn’t think CPSC did spot checking at all, it’s one of the weak points. I’d be more inclined to believe Louis Garneau discovered the problem and voluntarily told CPSC.
I usually try hard to avoid ever buying a helmet which only meets CPSC standards. |
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