
Hövding 3 Airbag
52 - 59 cm
Hövding 3 Airbag
52 - 59 cm
Please be careful using this product. This was brought up in a Swedish documentary that investigated problems with these airbags. Here is a segment translated: Helmets with a known fault are sent to customers Hövding's management has always told the media and customers that it is a problem with the software, that is, the program that controls the helmet. "We made an update in July so those sold today do not have the same problem," said Hövding CEO Sofia Svensson in an interview in Dagens Industri in November 2022. But a hidden recording from inside the company from the fall of 2022 reveals a design flaw that the company chose not to tell about. "We ship out what I call... unsafe Chieftains", a consultant is heard to say when the CEO and Deputy CEO are present. Hear the recording from inside Hövding in the clip above. Problems with the power supply Hövding's technicians have concluded that the root cause of the problem is so-called fretting corrosion, which can cause problems with the power supply from the battery. On the recording from last autumn, it is also discussed that customers who advertised helmets are replaced with helmets that have the same type of fault. The vice president expresses that "we have no other choice". - I personally think that the helmets should have been recalled. This is how I think the safety of all cyclists should have been handled, says customer Ricardo Tarrida Thuré. Here is the like to the article in Swedish: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/granskning/ug/inspelning-avslojar-tekniskt-fel-som-hovding-dolt
The criticism seems to be that the helmet is triggered in the event of an accident, such as a fall. However, if you collide head-on with an object, such as a bricklayer or a bus, the helmet will not be triggered due to its design.
Thank you for the information and the shared report.