Sports & Outdoors recalls

CPSC recalls involving bicycles, e-bikes, helmets, exercise equipment, camping gear, water sports, and off-road recreational vehicles.

Indexed notices
1,825
Primary source
U.S. CPSC

How to check sports and outdoor equipment

A bike, battery, helmet or piece of exercise equipment may have its own recall. Compare the markings on the part named in the notice. Use the recall search, then compare all identifiers in the linked official CPSC notice and follow its remedy. No matching result here is not proof a product is safe.

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Recall results

New26-789Sports & Outdoors

5Color Children’s Bike Helmet and Pads Sets

The helmets in the recalled sets violate the mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets because the helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation, retention system, positional stability, labeling and certification requirements. The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury.

  • Impact
  • Crash
  • About 324 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Refund
New26-785Sports & Outdoors

Basecamp Bike Helmets

HK Tongyang Technology Co., Ltd., dba Tongyang Cycling

The recalled helmets violate the mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets because the helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation, positional stability and certification requirements. The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury. In addition, the helmets have a button cell battery that does not bear the warning labels required by Reese's Law. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.

  • Burn
  • Impact
  • About 315 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Refund
Models
New26-749Sports & Outdoors

Dongguan Hongtu Sports Goods Victgoal Children’s Bike Helmets

The recalled helmets violate the mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets because the helmets do not comply with the retention system, positional stability and certification requirements. The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury.

  • Crash
  • About 40 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Refund
New26-696Sports & Outdoors

Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks

Ritchey Design

The alloy insert located in the front crown hole of the carbon fork can come loose, causing an accessory to fall off and land on the bike's front wheel, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a fall and crash hazard.

  • Fall
  • Crash
  • About 775 units
  • 1 report
  • Repair
New26-693Sports & Outdoors

Youth All-Terrain Vehicles

Yongkang Dingchang Industry and Trade

The recalled youth ATVs violate the mandatory safety standard for ATVs because the parking brakes fail to hold and the ATV's speed limiting device is not set to the restricted speed required for children ages six (6) and older, posing a crash hazard. Additionally, the ATVs are missing the required rear safety reflectors, reducing visibility of the youth ATV to other vehicles, posing a deadly crash hazard.

  • Crash
  • About 1,050 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Repair
Models
New26-677Sports & Outdoors

Apeks Second Stage Scuba Regulators

HEAD USA, Inc. dba Head Watersports

The recalled second stage regulators can restrict air flow to the user at depths exceeding 45 meters (approximately 147 feet), posing risk of serious injury or death from a drowning hazard.

  • Drowning
  • About 1,105 units
  • No incidents reported
  • Repair

Sports & Outdoors recall questions

How many sporting goods and outdoor equipment recalls are there?

As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 1,825 recall notices in the Sports & Outdoors category since 1974, covering at least 100 million units. The most recent is “5Color Recalls Children’s Bicycle Helmet and Pads Sets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Head Injury; Violate Mandatory Standard for Bicycle Helmets” (CPSC 26-789), announced September 24, 2026.

Are there any sporting goods and outdoor equipment recalls in 2026?

Yes. As of October 1, 2026, CPSC has published 59 recall notices in the Sports & Outdoors category in 2026, the most recent on September 24, 2026 (CPSC 26-789).

Which products in Sports & Outdoors are recalled most often?

By number of notices: off-road recreational vehicles (478), bicycles & components (431), exercise equipment (122), helmets (87), camping equipment (47) and scooters & hoverboards (44), plus 12 more product types.

Which brands have the most sporting goods and outdoor equipment recalls?

By number of notices: Polaris Industries (113), Polaris (84), Arctic Cat (39), Specialized Bicycle Components (35), Kawasaki Motors (33) and BRP (27). Brand-name products are often made by another firm, so one recall can span several brands.

What is the largest sporting goods and outdoor equipment recall?

“McDonald’s Recalls “Step-iT” Activity Wristbands Due to Risk of Skin Irritation or Burns” (CPSC 16-247), announced August 23, 2016: about 29 million units.

How do I check if my product is recalled?

Find the model number on the product's rating label and enter it in the site search. An exact match names the official CPSC notice that lists that number; open it to confirm any date codes or serial ranges it lists. No match is not proof that a product is safe.

What should I do if my product is recalled?

Follow the remedy in the official notice and contact the firm it names. Across sporting goods and outdoor equipment recalls, the remedies offered most often are repair (565), replacement (312) and refund (247).