CPSC Recall in 2018: Honeywell Recalls Hard Hats Due to Risk of Head Injury

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall details below. You can also see similar information for other consumer product recalls in 2018.

Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 18-146

Date: April 24, 2018

Product Name: Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats

Recall Description:

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 and the numbers on either side of the arrow represent the last two digits of the year.

Hazard Description:

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

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 82,500 (in addition, about 65,550 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

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.

Manufactured In:

Mexico