Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I'm advising as to a poor experience with this topic.I have one of the BMW Sport helmets which are subject to recall by BMW International. The visor mechanism isn't fully Euro certified, or some such issue.Anyway, on 23 Nov 2015 BMW issued this media releaseMunich. BMW Motorrad is recalling the motorcycle helmet model "BMW SportHelmet". Owners are asked to hand their helmet in at an authorised BMWMotorrad dealership. Regardless of the age of the helmet, the relevant modelcan be exchanged for another BMW Motorrad helmet or another BMW Motorradproduct of equal value.The helmets in question can be identified by the eight-digit number to be foundon the label on the chin strap. Only helmets with the ID 059241/P are affected.There is no safety risk to users of the helmet.The helmet models "BMW Helmet Sport" do not fully meet the approval testrequirements according to the European standard UNECE R 22.05.BMW Motorrad has therefore decided to take these helmets off the market.No other BMW Motorrad helmets (e.g. "System helmet", "Race" and "Enduro")are affected by this campaign.Anyway, I took my helmet back to the local BMW dealer. They queried NZ Distributor as to what to do, and I was surprised to hear back that the Distributor is going to send me another Sport helmet.Now, according to the release, BMW Motorrad has taken the Sport helmet "off the market".I have advised the local guys (I don't blame them) that I won't be accepting the Sport helmet replacement, and that I want a different helmet, specifically a System 6 Evo. This appears to accord with the recall notice.The cynic in me feels that the local distributor is seeing this as a way to clear his shelves of old stock Sport helmets. It basically means that NZ consumers are not being afforded the options available overseas.Anyone else have any experience of this?
