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Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets

16 CFR Part 1203

16 CFR Part 1203 is Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1203 — Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets", supported by testing from a laboratory CPSC has accepted for this rule. The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2017-03-07.

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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:

16 CFR Part 1203 — Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets

Citing a rule does not make it applicable, and 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) asks for every applicable rule. Whether this one applies to your product depends on its materials, construction and intended user age, which is your determination to make.

Scope, from the regulation

(a) Scope. The standard in this subpart describes test methods and defines minimum performance criteria for all bicycle helmets, as defined in § 1203.4(b). (b) General requirements —(1) Projections. All projections on bicycle helmets must meet the construction requirements of § 1203.5. (2) Labeling and instructions. All bicycle helmets must have the labeling and instructions required by § 1203.6. (3) Performance tests. All bicycle helmets must be capable of meeting the peripheral vision, positional stability, dynamic strength of retention system, and impact-attenuation tests described in §§ 1203.7 through 1203.17. (4) Units. The values stated in International System of Units (“SI”) measurements are the standard. The inch-pound values stated in parentheses are for information only. (c) Effective date. The standard shall become effective March 10, 1999 and shall apply to all bicycle helmet

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1203 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2017-03-07. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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