Zox Old School Helmet, model year 9999. Filed by Motovan Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 29 May 2013. 198 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Motovan Corporation is recalling certain Zox Old School Motorcycle Helmets, size XL, manufactured in December 2008. During testing, the affected helmets failed to conform to the impact attenuation and penetration requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13E029 cover?
- Zox Old School Helmet.
- What is wrong with them?
- Motovan Corporation is recalling certain Zox Old School Motorcycle Helmets, size XL, manufactured in December 2008. During testing, the affected helmets failed to conform to the impact attenuation and penetration requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, "Motorcycle Helmets."
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- By wearing a noncompliant helmet, the user may not be adequately protected in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. Motovan will attempt to notify owners via motorcycle consumer magazines since they have no record of the owners. The remedy for this recall campaign is still under development. Customers may contact Motovan at 1-450-449-3903.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “By wearing a noncompliant helmet, the user may not be adequately protected in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13E029 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Motovan Corporation |
| System at fault | Equipment:Motorcycle:Helmets |
| Reported to NHTSA | 29 May 2013 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | ZOX OLD SCHOOL HELMET |
What the notice says today
The consequence
By wearing a noncompliant helmet, the user may not be adequately protected in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Motovan will attempt to notify owners via motorcycle consumer magazines since they have no record of the owners. The remedy for this recall campaign is still under development. Customers may contact Motovan at 1-450-449-3903.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E029, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e029/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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