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.
