The helmet's buckle fails to meet current federal safety standards
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Pro-Tec of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., is recalling about 4,600 multisport helmets.
The buckle on the helmet fails to meet current federal safety standards, posing a risk of head injury.
No incidents or injuries are reported.
This recall involves Pro-Tec City Lite and Pro-Tec Street Lite adult multisport helmets.
The helmets have chin straps secured by plastic buckles and were sold in sizes S, M, L, and XL. The same buckle was used on all sizes of both helmets and bears the markings ERGO-LOK and the UTX D-FLEX logo.
A label on the inside of the helmet reads Pro-Tec City Lite or Pro-Tec Street Lite. The recalled helmets have a date code inside on the EPS liner in the format MM/DD/YYYY-090EO.
There are two vent holes in the back of the helmet. The left vent hole has either an LED light or a plastic insert.
The City Lite helmet was sold in rubber black and gloss white, and the Street Lite helmet was sold in rubber black, rubber red and gloss white.
The helmets, manufactured in China, were sold at McCully Bicycle & Sporting Goods, Quality Bicycle Products, Uncle Funkys Boards, and other sports specialty stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com and ProtecB2C.com from February 2016, through January 2017, for about $80 for the City Lite helmet, and about $60 for the Street Lite helmet.
What to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and return them to Pro-Tec for a full refund.
Consumers may contact Pro-Tec toll-free at 844-368-3695 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PT) Monday through Friday, or online at www.protecbrand.com and click on CPSC Safety Recall for more information.