Recalls / 2024-02-15

Bell Sports Recalls Bell Soquel Youth Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury; Violation of the Federal Safety Regulation for Bicycle Helmets

24118 · Recalled 2024-02-15 · CPSC page

Description

This recall only involves Bell Soquel Youth helmets made prior to September 2021. The helmets were sold in various colors in the U.S. and Canada. The recalled helmet can be identified by the inner helmet sticker which has the model's name "Soquel" and "B0726Y" written on it. The helmets have a date code on the white inner label with August 2021 ("8/21") or earlier. SKU Product Name Model Name Country Sold 7094740 Youth Soquel Black / Red Mips Bell Soquel Youth MIPS U.S. 7094741 Youth Soquel Blue Lagoon / Orange Bell Soquel Youth U.S. 7107133 Youth Soquel Blue Lagoon / Orange Bell Soquel Youth U.S. 7107134 Youth Soquel Black / Red Mips Bell Soquel Youth MIPS U.S. 7097932 Youth Soquel Blue Lagoon/Poppy Bell Soquel Youth Canada 7097933 Youth Soquel Matte Black Bell Soquel Youth Canada 7097934 Youth Soquel Matte Black Mips Bell Soquel Youth MIPS Canada

Hazards

The strap anchor can become dislodged from the helmet when sufficient force is applied, and therefore violates the CPSC federal safety regulation for bicycle helmets. The helmets can fail to protect in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury.

Reported injuries

None reported

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Bell Soquel Youth Helmets and contact Bell Sports for a refund. To receive a refund, consumers should destroy the helmet by cutting off the straps and upload photos of the helmet with the straps cut to consumersupport-bell@bellhelmets.com to prove destruction, then dispose of the recalled helmet.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Bell Soquel Youth Helmets		About 2,425 (In addition, about 2,400 were sold in Canada)

Parties

Importer: Bell Sports Inc, of Irvine, California
Made in: China
Sold at: Fred Meyer, Walmart, other, online at www.Amazon.com, $50.

Consumer contact

Bell Helmets at 800-456-2355 (Option 3) between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, by email at consumersupport-bell@bellhelmets.com, or online at www.thebellgarage.com/bell-sports-inc-is-voluntarily-recalling-the-bell-youth-soquel-helmet or www.thebellgarage.com and click on the recall banner at the top of the home page for more information.

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Source: CPSC recall 24118. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.