Responsibility of Manufacturers for Helmets for Motorized Vehicle Users in Review of Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection

Abstract

Consumer protection is regulated in Law No. 8 of 1999. The definition of a consumer according to Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection law in Article 1 paragraph (2) a consumer is any user of goods and/services available in society, both for the benefit of oneself, family, other people, or other living things and not for buyers. From the producer side, the existence of SNI (Indonesian National Standard) can also be used to measure whether the products made so far have met the applicable standards. In buying and selling, producers as sellers with producer SNI can also compare the products and the quality produced and have 2 obligations, namely handing over the goods and bearing the goods (Article 1474 of the Criminal Code). The focus of this paper uses normative juridical research methods. The questions posed are, first: What is the responsibility of manufacturers towards motorized vehicle helmets in Review of Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection, and secondly how are consumers' rights to the use of vehicle helmets automatically reviewed from Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection. Thus the seller must guarantee the protection of the goods he sells safely and securely and there are no hidden defects in the goods as referred to in Article 1491 of the Civil Code.