KBC Helmet Recall

More than 1,000 potentially dangerous motorcycle helmets have been recalled after testing by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found they were unsafe and did not meet the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS1698:2006.

KBC VR-1X full face helmet. This helmet was imported by Monza Imports (in Aust) and sold by retailers online and in motorcycle accessory shops nationwide between 1 September 2012 and 7 May 2013. The model number of the helmet (VR-1X) is printed on the Vehicle Helmet User Warning Label stitched to the inside lining of the helmet. Full details of the recall are available at http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1047524.

More information is available from the ACCC website HERE.