Injuries

Alpine ski helmet

R.E.D.
Alpine ski helmetAlpine ski helmetAlpine ski helmet
Case number
1134/08
Category
Protective equipment
Type / Model
model: TRACE 05, article: R70706074/
Audience
Consumer
Notifying country
🇱🇻 Latvia
Country of origin
🇨🇳 China
Published
2008-10-10

⚠️ Risk

The product poses a risk of injuries because, due to its insufficient shock absorbing capacity, sharp pieces of plastic may come loose from the helmet and result in concussion. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1077.

Measures

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the retailer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

The helmet is black with the following information on the inside: “meets ASTM F2040-00 and EN 1077, mod. TRACE 0.5, size, weight 489 g., location of manufacture China”, CE mark and warnings. The packaging is a red box with a label marked: "TRACE 0.5 Youth M, black./noir."