9999 DAYTONA HELMET Recall

Campaign:: 74E005000 on 10/11/1979
Component:: Equipment:motorcycle:helmets
Affected:: 2,500
Notes:: Daytona sports company made a volun- tary recall of helmets manufactured in1965-1966 prior to the issuance of safety standards by nhtsa.the helmet levelof protection was less than desirable and subsequent test- ing the degree ofimpact resistance was far less than helmets of compar- able manufacturers inthat period.(correct by returning helmet for replacement by the present model300 daytona helmet).