Shimano Recalls Bicycle Helmets Due to Risk of Head Injury
Home product recall 19-021. Announced by CPSC on Oct 25, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 25, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Replace what’s offered
- About 4,200 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The bicycle helmets do not comply with the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets, posing a risk of head injury.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled helmets and contact Shimano for instructions on how to receive a free replacement helmet.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: replace.
- How to reach the firm: Shimano at 800-423-2420 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.bike.shimano.com and click on “Corrective Action” at the bottom of the page for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Shimano’s Lazer-branded bicycle helmets, models Blade, Elle, Jade and Magma. They were sold in the following matte or glossy colors and color combinations: black, black and pink, blue, dark blue, grey and yellow, khaki and orange, titanium, red, yellow, and white. Lazer is printed on the side of the helmet. Model LZB-08 is printed on a sticker inside the helmet. Only helmets in the sizes below are included in the recall. Model Name Size Blade XS and S Elle S Jade S Magma S
About 4,200 units, as CPSC gives them.
Lazer bicycle helmets.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 3 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by HKSM MACAO Commercial Offshore Ltd., China.
- Imported by Shimano North America Holding Inc., Irvine, Calif.
- Distributed by Shimano North America Holding Inc., Irvine, Calif.
- Authorized Shimano bicycle dealers nationwide from January 2015 through April 2018 for between $100 and $125.
- 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 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, 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.