Product Recall: Dainese AGV Tourmodular Helmets

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US/Washington: As of Sunday, February 25, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of eighty-one (81) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the eighty-one (81) recalls the NHTSA has announced in February comes news of the following:

Dainese S.p.A. (“Dainese”), a Molvena, Vicenza, Italy establishment and a subsidiary of Carlyle of Washington, DC has recalled an estimated 2,142 AGV Tourmodular Motorcycle Helmets marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Equipment – Helmet Micrometric Buckle may fail to engage

NHTSA Safety Notification 24E014000 reports the Helmet’s Micrometric Buckle may fail to automatically engage. If this defect occurs, it may allow the Chin Strap to loosen.

According to the NHTSA, a loose Motorcycle Helmet may fall off the head, or not properly protect the rider or passenger in the event of a crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.

Proposed Remedy:
Dainese will apply lubricant to the buckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 12, 2024.

Owners may contact Dainese Customer Service toll-free at 1-855-327-5639 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday to Thursday, Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) or +1-949-625-0412 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday to Friday for more information. You can also reach the company on the Web at https://www.dainese.com/us/en/contact-us/contact-dainese.html.

No manufacturer’s designation was listed for this recall at press time.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for accessories manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Dainese S.p.A., please search for “Dainese” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Carlyle, please search for “Carlyle” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the AGV Tourmodular model, please search for “Tourmodular” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24E014000
Recalls Direct RIN: 18119-2024
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