Vega Issues Safety Recall on XTS Half Helmets

The helmet manufacturer has initiated a voluntary recall of helmets in sizes large through XXL made between May 2011 and October 2012. The company has been working closely with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after four of these helmets in the XL size were found not to comply with one of the performance requirements set forth in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218.

Vega Helmet Corporation has voluntarily initiated a recall of XTS Half Helmets in sizes large through XXL manufactured between May 2011 and October 2012. The company has been working closely with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after four of these helmets in the XL size were found not to comply with one of the performance requirements set forth in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218.

In order to exercise the utmost caution, Vega is recalling all potentially affected helmets that have entered the market and has ceased distributing any existing inventory. Less than half of the potentially affected helmets have entered the market.

“Safety is of paramount importance to us at Vega and we made a swift decision to voluntarily recall the entire population of helmets in question,” said Jeanne DeMund, vice president of Vega Helmet. “We will be replacing these helmets as quickly as we can for both our dealers and end users.”

The large shell for the XTS Half Helmet has been redesigned to ensure compliance and will be available in the U.S. in January 2013.

Anyone who has purchased an XTS Half Helmet in size large, XL or XXL with a manufacturing date between May 2011 and October 2012 should contact Vega by email at [email protected], by phone at (425) 656-0683, or contact the dealership from where the helmet was purchased.