If you or anyone you know wears a Bell Scout Air helmet produced between November 2022 and around December 2023, this recall concerns you. Bell Sports Inc (Bell) is recalling certain Scout Air helmets, sizes S and L. The helmets may lack proper penetration protection. As such, these helmets fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."
Due to the issue, some Bell Scout Air helmets won't provide adequate protection and increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Interestingly, and thankfully, the discovery wasn't down to users or those close to them reporting the fault, but rather the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA appears to have randomly performed its own testing and found that the size small and large helmets weren't in compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 218.
