509 Tactical 3.0 Youth Helmets Recalled Over Head Injury Risk
Product Recalls - July 11, 2025
509 Tactical 3.0 Youth Helmet and 509 for Polaris Helmets Recalled Over Lack of Protection From Accidents
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (July 11, 2025) – The 509 Tactical 3.0 Youth Helmets and 509 for Polaris helmets have been recalled because they can expose users to a serious injury.
Over 200,000 helmets were sold prior to the recall. The recall was issued on July 3, 2025.
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the 509 Tactical 3.0 Youth Helmets fail to provide adequate protection to users in the event of a crash. This can create a serious risk of a head injury.
The firm that created the helmets has received one report of a rider’s helmet detaching during use. This resulted in one person sustaining a concussion.
The affected helmets were initially manufactured in China.
Liability for Injuries Involving Consumer Products
Bicycle accidents remain one of the leading causes of preventable head injuries for children. Helmets are essential in preventing these injuries. According to one study in the National Institutes of Health, “An average of 247 traumatic brain injury deaths and 140,000 head injuries among children and adolescents younger than 20 years were related to bicycle crashes each year in the United States. As many as 184 deaths and 116,000 head injuries might have been prevented annually if these riders had worn helmets.” There are many different defects with helmets that could potentially contribute to an accident.
- Insufficient Impact Absorption: A bicycle helmet may fail to protect if the distributed foam is too thin.
- Poor Coverage: A bicycle helmet may have inadequate protection in critical areas such as the front and back of the head.
- Chin Straps: A bicycle helmet may have chin straps that fail to properly secure a helmet to a person’s head.
- Helmet Design: A bicycle helmet may have vents that create structural weak points.
Companies that design helmets and other consumer products have a legal obligation to ensure that those helmets are reasonably safe. This necessitates that those products are properly tested. If a bicycle helmet has design flaws or manufacturing defects that make it less safe, this could form the basis of a product liability claim.
There are many different regulations with respect to children’s helmets. Among other things, helmets must not crack or fail structurally during testing. The straps for the children’s helmet must not stretch beyond 25 mm when exposed to simulated crash forces. Helmets must provide adequate protection to the front and back parts of a person’s head. It is important that certain steps are taken after any injury involving a consumer product.
- All medical records related to injuries should be preserved.
- The consumer product involved in the incident should be stored at a safe location.
- It should be determined if the product was on a recall list.
- An experienced product liability attorney should be contacted.
Riding a bicycle can be dangerous in the best of circumstances. Parents buy helmets for their children in the hopes that these devices will prevent the very worst of accidents. But in far too many situations, poor design decisions can make helmets needlessly dangerous and prone to failure. Any person injured by a faulty product may have legal recourse through a personal injury claim.
Getting Legal Help After Being Injured by a Faulty Helmet
We at Horwitz Horwitz & Associates extend our best wishes to all of the people who have been impacted by the 509 Tactical 3.0 Youth Helmets. It is our sincere hope that all of the affected products will be successfully recalled before more people are injured. Online retailers and physical stores should take more steps to avoid selling unsafe products.
Have you or someone that you care about been injured after using a faulty consumer product? You may have legal recourse. Our team of personal injury attorneys is here to help. We are committed to getting victims the medical and financial support that they need to recover. Whether you just have legal questions or need any type of support, we are here for you. You can reach out to us anytime at (312) 564-4256.
