The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·25088·Announced 2025-01-08

Children's Bike Helmets Recalled for Failure to Meet Federal Safety Standards

About 6,500 Wemfg children's bike helmets sold on Amazon fail to comply with federal safety standards for impact protection and stability. The helmets can fail to protect in crashes, posing a risk of head injury.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a safety-critical product that fails to comply with federal protection standards (CPSC regulation for bicycle helmets). Although no injuries have been reported, the product presents a risk-of-harm scenario where impact protection has failed—a direct violation of federal safety certification requirements. This fits the 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported' criterion for Score 3.

Plain-English summary

This recall involves about 6,500 Wemfg Children's Multi-Purpose Bike Helmets, model MD-710-S, size Small (fitting head circumference of about 19-1/2 to 21-1/4 inches). The helmets were sold on Amazon.com from April through July 2024 for between $26 and $32. They came in multiple color combinations including blue/pink, green/blue, green/blue/purple, pink/blue/green, pink/purple/pink, pink/yellow/green, purple/pink/blue, and purple/pink/yellow, each with black padding and straps, and a black and red adjustment knob.

The helmets do not comply with federal safety standards for bicycle helmets. Specifically, they fail to meet requirements for positional stability, impact labeling, and certification as established by the CPSC. As a result, the helmets can fail to protect in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury to the wearer. No injuries have been reported to date.

Consumers who purchased these helmets should immediately stop using them. To receive a refund, contact Wemfg by email at [email protected] or through their Amazon Storefront or Seller Profile. Wemfg requires proof of helmet destruction: cut off the helmet straps, photograph the detached straps, and send the photo along with your Amazon order number via email. After submitting proof of destruction, dispose of the helmet properly.

The recalled product

Product
Wemfg Children's Multi-Purpose Bike Helmets
Manufacturer
Shenzhenshimofanggekejiyouxiangongsi, of China
Category
Consumer Product — Bicycle Helmets
Hazard
  • impact-protection-failure
  • head-injury-risk
Affected units
6,500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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