Harness Safety Notice

HARNESS SAFETY NOTICE

Harness safety has been much discussed lately, with the recent untimely death of Dale Earnhardt, and the Prez meeting was no exception. Beginning in 2002, the 48 Hours of Watkins Glen event will require that 5 and 6 point harnesses have a SFI date (year of production) no earlier than 1992. Subsequent years will specify the same ten year acceptable age limit for harnesses. (PCA Club Racing specifies that harnesses be replaced or re-webbed every five years.)

The following harness recall has been much publicized in the last week, but bears repeating for those who have not yet seen it:

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MOMO Automotive has determined that a defect exists in certain of its racing harnesses which causes the harnesses to be unsafe. These harnesses, which bear the MOMO Corse or MOMO name (and in the case of certain Dodge Vipers only, the label "ACR") have labels on the lap strap referring to one or more of the following
certification numbers:

"FIA B-143.T/98,"
"FIA C-154.T/98,"
"FIA D-153.T98,"
"FIA D-142.T/98,"
"SFI" or "SFI 16.1."
Only MOMO harnesses marked as FIA or SFI certified are involved.

USE OF THESE HARNESSES SHOULD CEASE IMMEDIATELY

We are attempting to reach purchasers of these harnesses directly but would appreciate it if you would contact your membership with this information as soon as possible and instruct your marshals to check for these harnesses and to prevent them from being used in any races.

If you have any other methods or can suggest any other means of notifying
drivers of this please contact Darick Schmitt of MOMO Automotive at 800) 749-MOMO, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thank you for your assistance.