EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Bicycle helmets Scott “SCOTT Vanish Evo” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0257/15
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because it does not provide sufficient protection against impact. It may therefore cause a serious head injury to the user in the case of a fall. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive 89/686/EEC and the relevant European standard EN 1078.
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Product
Bicycle helmets — Scott
- Brand
- Scott
- Name / model
- SCOTT Vanish Evo · Model: Vanish Evo
- Batch number(s)
- Models affected : Vanish Evo Helmet (CPSC): Serial Numbers: 2014-06/009359 to 2014-09/027210, Article Number: 238473;Vanish Evo Helmet (CE): Serial Numbers: 2014-06/009359 to 2014-09/027210, Art.....
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- The recall affects all CE and CPSC homologated SCOTT Vanish Evo bicycle helmets of model year 2015.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because it does not provide sufficient protection against impact. It may therefore cause a serious head injury to the user in the case of a fall. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive 89/686/EEC and the relevant European standard EN 1078.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 16/02/2015
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