# 2005 HCI 100 — EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
> NHTSA complaint `729420` · 2009-07-30 · Helmet City, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HCI
- **Model:** 100
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Helmet City, Inc.
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:MOTORCYCLE:HELMETS
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A HJC JET 3/4 MOTORCYCLE HELMET (NA), PART NUMBER 98012-06V.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HELMET FITS SNUGLY ON THE DRIVER'S HEAD.  WHEN THE AIR VENT ON THE HELMET IS OPEN, AIR ENTERS INTO 3/4 STYROFOAM INSTEAD OF COOLING OFF THE HEAD.  ON A HOT DAY, HER HUSBAND BECAME DIZZY WHILE WEARING THE HELMET.  A CRASH OCCURRED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO REMAIN IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR EIGHT DAYS DUE TO SEVERE INJURIES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.    UPDATED 08/19/09  *BF  UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB  UPDATED 02/18/10. *LJ  UPDATED 09/02/10*JB
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