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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS

1 fatalcrash · 528077 · 2005-03-26

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE, MY SON WAS KILLED INSTANTLY WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A FRIEND AND HIS HELMET CHIN STRAP PULLED OUT OF THE HELMET. HE HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING HIS DEATH. HE WAS WEARING A FULMER AF 400 HELMET. IT DID HAVE A DOT STICKER INSIDE WITH FMVSS N 218. I BELIEVE THIS HELMET IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. MY SON THOUGHT HE WAS SAFE WHEN HE BOUGHT THIS HELMET. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE! I DID TRY TO CONTACT FULMER AND THEY WOULD NOT SPEAK TO ME. I DID LOOK AT A CHART ON JD OPOWERS & ASSOC. AND FULMER WAS RATED LAST OF ALL OTHER HELMETS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10114781
Machine
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