Product recall · April 24, 2018

Honeywell Recalls Hard Hats Due to Risk of Head Injury

Recall number 18146 · About 82,500 (in addition, about 65,550 were sold in Canada) · All Honeywell recalls

Hazard: The hard hats can fail to protect users from impact, posing a risk of head injury.

What to do: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled hard hats and contact Honeywell to receive a product credit or voucher equal to the purchase price of the recalled hard hat.

Read the official CPSC recall notice (opens in a new tab)

Recalled product: Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats
Recall number
18146
Announced
Product
Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats
Manufacturer
North Safety de Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V., of Mexico
Importer
Honeywell Safety Products USA Inc., of Smithfield, R.I.
Made in
Mexico
Affected products
This recall involves Honeywell's type 1 Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats. They were sold in a variety of different colors. The Fibre-Metal E2 hard hats have a manufacture date of April 2016, May 2016, December 2017 or January 2018. The North Peak A79 hard hats were manufactured from April 2016 through January 2018. Only North Peak A79 hard hats with mold identification number 4 are included on this recall. North by Honeywell, the mold identification number, and the manufacture date can be found on the underside of the hat's brim. The date code is in a clock format: The numbers around the circle correspond to the 12 months of the year, the arrow points to the month of manufacture a
Units
About 82,500 (in addition, about 65,550 were sold in Canada)
Incidents / injuries
None reported
Sold at
Industrial protective equipment distributors nationwide in their stores and through their e-commerce portals and online at www.Amazon.com and other websites from April 2016 through January 2018 for between $7 and $21.
Consumer contact
Honeywell toll-free at 888-212-6903 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.honeywellsafety.com and click on Voluntary Product Recall for more information.
Source
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice 18146
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What to do if you own this product

  • Stop using the product if the notice tells you to.
  • Find the model number, serial number or date code on the product and compare it with the notice.
  • Contact the company using the details above for the refund, repair or replacement.
  • Report an injury or a safety problem at SaferProducts.gov.

Read the official CPSC recall notice (opens in a new tab)

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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls database. Recall data last checked against the CPSC database on November 9, 2026. Savings Ahead is not affiliated with the CPSC or the companies named; always follow the official notice. Found a mistake? See our corrections policy.