Reported Feb 15, 2024

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

Bell Sports Inc. of Irvine, California

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

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.

Firm 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.

What it looks like

  • Recalled product from Bell Sports Inc.
  • Recalled product from Bell Sports Inc.

Is this the product you have?

  • Bell Soquel Youth Helmets
Amount recalled
About 2,425 (In addition, about 2,400 were sold in Canada)

Where it was sold

Sold at Fred Meyer, Walmart and other stores nationwide, and online at www.Amazon.com from January 2017 through January 2024 for between $25 and $50..

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

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.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

Reports so far: None reported

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Read the CPSC notice

Notice updated Feb 15, 2024 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:40 PM UTC

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