Acc: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 7 equipment recall campaigns for Acc. NHTSA received the reports from 1995 to 2010. The campaigns have 41,401 units in total. The newest campaign is 10E012000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Apr 2010.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

7 campaigns, newest first. 41,401 units in total.

10E012000Received 23 Apr 2010. 21,084 units.
Equipment / Motorcycle / Helmets
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Advanced carbon composites (acc) is recalling all model ext-001, ext-002, and ext-003 motorcycle helmets, sizes s/m, m/l, and l/xl. These helmets fail to conform to the penetration, impact attenuation, and/or labeling requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, "motorcycle helmets."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the helmet will not adequately protect the wearer of the helmet, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
This company is out of business. Please see "other recall related documents."
Products named: Acc Ext-001; Acc Ext-002; Acc Ext-003.
Report filed by ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC..
10E008000Received 16 Apr 2010. 654 units.
Equipment / Motorcycle / Helmets
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Advanced carbon composites (acc) is recalling all model ext-004 motorcycle helmets, sizes s/m, m/l, and l/xl. These helmets fail to conform to the penetration requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, "motorcycle helmets."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the helmet could be penetrated, possibly causing serious injury to the wearer of the helmet.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
This company is out of business. Please see "other recall related documents."
Products named: Acc Ext-004.
Report filed by ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC..
09E017000Received 23 Apr 2009. 10,780 units.
Equipment / Motorcycle / Helmets
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Advanced carbon composites, INC. (acc) is recalling certain ext-003 motorcycle helmets, sizes s/m, m/l, and l/xl. These helmets fail to conform to the penetration requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, "motorcycle helmets."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the wearer may not be adequately protected, possibly resulting serious injuries or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Acc will notify owners and repair the noncompliant helmets free of charge. The safety recall began on august 27, 2009. Owners may contact acc toll-free at 1-800-300-9813.
Products named: Acc Ext-003.
Report filed by ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Aug 2009.
07E083000Received 11 Oct 2007. 5,109 units.
Equipment / Motorcycle / Helmets
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain acc ext-002 motorcycle helmets, sizes s/m, m/l, or l/xl manufactured between october 2006 and september 31, 2007, fail to conform to the penetration and attenuation requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, motorcycle helmets.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the wearer may not be adequately protected, possibly resulting serious injuries or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Acc will notify owners and repair the noncompliant helmets free of charge. The recall began on november 8, 2007. Owners can contact acc toll-free at 800-300-9813.
Products named: Acc Ext-002.
Report filed by ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Nov 2007.
07E011000Received 12 Feb 2007. 1,492 units.
Equipment / Motorcycle / Helmets
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain acc ext-002 motorcycle helmets sizes large and xl fail to conform to the penetration and attenuation requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, motorcycle helmets.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the wearer may not be adequately protected, possibly resulting serious injuries.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
This recall campaign has been superseded by safety recall 07e-083.
Products named: Acc Ext-002.
Report filed by ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Nov 2007.
05E052000Received 30 Aug 2005. 1,195 units.
Equipment / Motorcycle / Helmets
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain 2005 acc ext-001 extended half shell model motorcycle helmets fail to conform to the penetration, attenuation, and labeling requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 218, motorcycle helmets.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the wearer may not be adequately protected and could possibly suffer serious injuries or even death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Acc will notify its customers and repair the noncompliance helmets free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during august 2005. Owner may contact ace at 1-800-300-9813.
Products named: Acc Ext-001.
Report filed by ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC..
95E015000Received 16 May 1995. 1,087 units.
Visibility / Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System
Defect, in the NHTSA record
The ambulance or emergency vehicle equipped with this HVAC system is wired with a circuit protection greater than 20 amps.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Incorrect circuit protection for the HVAC blower assembly has caused fires in these vehicles.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install additional fuse protections to the blower motor assembly.
Products named: Acc 8909.
Report filed by AUTOMOTIVE CLIMATE CTRL.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 May 1995.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Acc equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2007, with 2 campaigns.

Acc: campaigns for each component
Component		Campaigns
Equipment		6
Visibility		1

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

Ext-0023
Ext-0012
Ext-0032
89091
Ext-0041

Official channels

NHTSA recall lookupNHTSA shows the recalls of a child seat, a tire or equipment by brand and model.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. Acc: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/acc/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: ADVANCED CARBON COMPOSITES INC.; AUTOMOTIVE CLIMATE CTRL..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Acc products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 5 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Ext-002
How many units does a Acc equipment campaign have?: The median Acc campaign has 1,492 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Acc campaigns name most often?: Equipment, in 6 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.