{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Badass recall 18E020: Metalhead 2",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e020/",
  "summary": "Recall 18E020 (Badass): A helmet that fails to meet the safety requirements can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Badass Metalhead 2.5, model year 9999. Filed by Badass Helmet Company and reported to NHTSA on 4 April 2018. 64 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Badass Helmet Company (Badass Helmet) is recalling certain Metalhead 2.5 helmets. These helmets may not adequately protect the wearer in the event of a head impact during a motorcycle crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 218, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A helmet that fails to meet the safety requirements can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 18E020 Badass Helmet Company Equipment:Motorcycle:Helmets 4 April 2018 9999-9999 BADASS METALHEAD 2.5 A helmet that fails to meet the safety requirements can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Badass Helmet will notify owners, and issue a full refund. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Badass Helmet customer service at 1-866-334-3563. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:28:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-15T11:12:48+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Badass recall 18E020: Metalhead 2\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e020/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}