Riddell Recalls Collectible Mini Racing Helmets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
Home product recall 08-019. Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2007.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 11, 2007. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Surface paints on the recalled helmets contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take the recalled helmets away from young children immediately and contact Riddell to receive a full refund.
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- How to reach the firm: For further information, contact Riddell at (800) 611-8114 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, via e-mail at racingminirecall@riddellsports.com, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.riddell.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled product is a six-inch tall, collectible, miniature helmet, modeled after the helmet worn by race car driver Jeff Gordon. The helmet is red and blue with a black visor, and is painted with various sponsor logos and playing cards. The UPC number 095855720029 is located on the bottom of the product’s packaging. No other Riddell mini helmet models are included in this recall.
About 2,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Collectible “Jeff Gordon” Mini Helmets.
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Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
095855720029
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CPSC’s photos
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Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Riddell Inc., Rosemont, Ill.
- Academy stores and other retailers nationwide, as well as the Web site, www.nascar.com, from February 2007 through October 2007 for about $40.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- 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, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 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 19, 2026.