# UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `528077` · 2005-03-26 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
## 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
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