May 5, Military.com – (National) Army recalls some combat helmets. The Army has issued a recall of more than 30,000 helmets — not because the helmet shells are flawed, but because it found that four screws that attach the chinstrap and related parts did not meet Army specs. The screws were supplied by a subcontractor to helmet-maker Gentex Corp., according to the Army. In a press release issued May 4, the Army said Gentex is alleging the subcontractor falsified certificates of compliance for the steel screws it furnished for the helmets. In all, 34,218 Advanced Combat Helmets are being recalled for failing ballistic tests. The number includes 15,380 Army helmets, 12,000 Air Force helmets and another 6,838 helmets which were never issued by Defense Logistics Agency. Gentex is one of four companies that makes the helmets, and has delivered 297,000 of the 1.2 million that the Army has received, officials said. Source: http://www.military.com/news/article/army-recalls-some-combat-helmets.html
Thanks for the text & link.
Generally they make good products. They have a tougher time competing these days because some of the work they used to do is now done in prisons at a fraction of the cost. That's good for taxpayers, bad for people losing jobs to prisoners.
And now this. Gentex is a major local employer and about 200 people are out of work. My sister is still holding on.
I hope everything gets straightened out. It seems once the politicians get involved innocent people suffer.