5Color recalls children's bike helmet and pads sets over failure to protect riders in a crash
The small pink helmets in these sets do not meet the mandatory bicycle helmet safety standard and can fail to protect a child in a crash, risking serious head injury or death, though no injuries have been reported.
What to do
Stop using the helmets immediately and contact 5Color for a full refund. You will be asked to cut the helmet straps, email a photo of the destroyed helmet to FiveColorCS@163.com, and then dispose of it; you may keep the pads.
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Recall details
- Product
- 5Color Children’s Bike Helmet and Pads Sets
- Company
- 5Color
- Hazard
- 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.
- Injuries
- None reported
- Units
- About 324
- Where sold
- Sold at Sold Online At: Amazon.com in May 2026 for between $25 and $26., Hengqin Guangwei Consulting Co., Ltd., dba. 5Color, of China
- Remedy
- Refund
- Notice last updated
- September 24, 2026
- Recall date
- September 24, 2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from CPSC.
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
- Description
- This recall involves 5Color-branded bicycle helmet and pads sets. The sets consist of a pink helmet, knee and elbow pads. Only the size small helmets are included in this recall. The helmets are size small (S), fitting a head circumference of about 18 to 22 inches, and have black padding, black straps, a black and a black fit-adjusting knob at the back. “2026/03/20” are included in this recall. “Model No.: YD-001,” “Lot/Ref: YD-260320” and “Date 2026/03/20” are printed on a label on the inside of the helmet and on the product packaging.
- Hazard
- 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.
- Remedy
- Consumers should stop using the helmets immediately and contact 5Color for a full refund of the set. Consumers will be asked to destroy the recalled helmet by cutting the straps and email a photo of the destroyed helmet to FiveColorCS@163.com. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled helmet. Consumers may keep the protection pads. Remedy options: Refund.
- Injuries
- None reported
- Number of units
- About 324
- Sold at
- Sold at Sold Online At: Amazon.com in May 2026 for between $25 and $26., Hengqin Guangwei Consulting Co., Ltd., dba. 5Color, of China
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