Equipment: motorcycle: helmets (Fuel Helmets)
Vehicle equipment recall 18E-036. NHTSA received Fuel Helmets’s report on May 22, 2018.
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NHTSA received Fuel Helmets’s report on May 22, 2018. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A helmet that fails to meet the safety requirements can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fuel Helmets (Fuel) is recalling certain Open Face helmets, part number SH-OF0016 in size Large and SH-OF0017 in size Extra Large manufactured June 2015-April 2017.
The affected helmets may not adequately protect the wearer’s head in the event of an impact, and an object may penetrate the helmet.
As such, these helmets fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 218, “Motorcycle Helmets.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment: motorcycle: helmets.
What should you do?
Fuel Helmets will notify owners and replace the helmet, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2018. Owners may contact Fuel customer service at 1-855-355-3835.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 20,009 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Fuel Helmets SH-OF0016Built from Jun 1, 2015 to Apr 30, 2017
- Fuel Helmets SH-OF0017Built from Jun 1, 2015 to Apr 30, 2017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Fuel Helmets.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.