EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Motorcycle helmet Hedkase Limited “Epicurist” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1477/19
Summary
The ECE homologation number is not indelibly marked on the visor, indicating it may not have been constructed to the specification and is possibly unsafe. There is a serious risk of eye injury if a rock or small object were to impact the visor at high speed.
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Product
Motorcycle helmet — Hedkase Limited
- Brand
- Hedkase Limited
- Name / model
- Epicurist · Hedkase Epicurist
- Batch number(s)
- The affected helmets were manufactured between 26 October 2015 and 15 October 2018.
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Motorcycle helmet under Hedkase Limited recall code: RCOMP/2019/005.
What is the risk?
- The ECE homologation number is not indelibly marked on the visor, indicating it may not have been constructed to the specification and is possibly unsafe. There is a serious risk of eye injury if a rock or small object were to impact the visor at high speed.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 13/05/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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