MOMO Safety Harness Warning from SCCA!

[Blake Kercovich]

I got this from the local SCCA mailing list:

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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 [email protected].

Thank you for your assistance.
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[Brad Manhattan Beach]

Thanks Blake,

This has been a pretty active discussion for the last week or two. It's wild that someone brought up the fact that these belts didn't conform to SCCA specs and shortly afterwards this comes out? I am sure that after the Earnhardt tragedy, that everyone is more aware of safety issues like this.