Favoto Model H-1 Bicycle Helmets Recalled for Serious Head Injury Risk
Favoto Model H-1 bike helmets violate mandatory safety standards and may fail to protect users in a crash, posing a risk of serious head injury or death. About 2,200 units sold on Amazon from April 2022 through January 2026 are affected.
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: The helmets violate mandatory safety standards and pose a serious risk of head injury or death in a crash. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, and the hazard is based on failure to comply with protective standards rather than a confirmed pathogen or defect; therefore the score is High (3) rather than Severe or Critical.
Plain-English summary
Shenzhen Favoto Co., Ltd. has recalled Favoto Model H-1 bike helmets sold on Amazon. The black helmets with red stripes, sold in youth size large, do not comply with mandatory federal safety standards for bicycle helmets, specifically failing positional stability, labeling, and certification requirements.
Because the helmets do not meet safety standards, they can fail to protect the user's head in the event of a crash. This poses a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury. No injuries have been reported as of the recall announcement.
About 2,200 units were sold on Amazon between April 2022 and January 2026 for between $20 and $27. Consumers should stop using the helmets immediately. To obtain a refund, contact Favoto at [email protected] or visit www.favoto.com/pages/recall. Consumers will be asked to destroy the helmet by cutting the straps, writing "Recalled" on the helmet, and emailing a photo of the destroyed helmet to [email protected].
The recalled product
- Product
- Favoto Bike Helmets
- Manufacturer
- Shenzhen Favoto Co., Ltd., doing business as Favoto, of China
- Hazard
- head-injury
- safety-standard-violation
- impact-protection-failure
- Affected units
- 2,200
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.