CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using FunFitX Toddler Bike Helmets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Head Injury; Violates Mandatory Standard for Bicycle Helmets
CPSC warning 25-448. Announced by CPSC on Aug 28, 2025.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 28, 2025. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 85 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
The helmets violate the impact attenuation, positional stability, certification, and labeling requirements of the mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets. The helmets can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash, posing a deadly risk of head injury.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the FunFitX helmets immediately, cut the straps, and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous helmets.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using FunFitX toddler bike helmets. The helmets violate the impact attenuation, positional stability, certification, and labeling requirements of the mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets. The helmets can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash, posing a deadly risk of head injury. CPSC issued a Notice of Violation to the importer Hongkong Aak Trading Ltd., of China, and the ultimate consignee, Rugut Trading, Inc. of Fontana, California. Neither entity has agreed to recall these helmets or offer a remedy to consumers. About 85 helmets were sold online on Amazon from April 2025 through June 2025. The helmets were sold in extra-small (XS), fitting a head circumference of about 19 inches to 21 inches. The helmets are in the color baby blue and contain a sea life theme with red padding, black straps, and a black buckle with a red chin pad. The helmets have a black plastic knob at the back of the helmet for adjusting the fitting. The model number “SL712” is printed on a label located inside of the helmets.These products were manufactured in China.CPSC urges consumers to stop using the FunFitX helmets immediately, cut the straps, and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous helmets.Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
About 85 units, as CPSC gives them.
FunFitX toddler bike helmets.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- About 85 helmets were sold online on Amazon from April 2025 through June 2025.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 25, 2026.