If any potential or confirmed safety concerns arise after a model has been posted to this list, NIJ will issue a notice to the law enforcement community. Any current notices will be listed below. Additionally, all notices will also be posted here.
Key Terminology
Protection Class: Spike
Protection Class: Spike
This protection class is intended to address threats that might be expected in a corrections environment. Lower quality knife blades and spike-style weapons that have been improvised from other materials typically characterize these threats.
Protection Class: Edged Blade
Protection Class: Edged Blade
This protection class is intended to address threats that may be experienced "on the street" by police officers. High-quality, commercially machined edged knife blades typically characterize these threats.
Threat Level: 1
Threat Level: 1
As a result of independent testing, the following vest models were found to be in compliance with NIJ Standard-0115.00 requiring protection against low energy threats with a strike energy of 24 J (17.7 ft-lbf).
Threat Level: 2
Threat Level: 2
As a result of independent testing, the following vest models were found to be in compliance with NIJ Standard-0115.00 requiring protection against medium energy threats with a strike energy of 33 J (24.3 ft-lbf).
Threat Level: 3
Threat Level: 3
As a result of independent testing, the following vest models were found to be in compliance with NIJ Standard-0115.00 requiring protection against high energy threats with a strike energy of 43 J (31.7 ft-lbf).
Models Found to Comply with the NIJ Standard 0115.00
| Manufacturer | Location | Contact | Model Name | Threat Level | Style | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spike | Edged Blade | ||||||
| Applied Fiber Concepts | 2425 West 8th Lane, Hialeah, FL 33010 | - | AFC-S1-K10 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| AFC-S1-T10 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| AFC-S2-K14 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| AFC-S2-T12 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| AFC-S3-K20 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| AFC-S3-T14 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Armor Australia PTY Limited | 3 Meadow Way, Banksmeadow, NSW 2019, Australia | Foreign Phone: +61 2 9521 1901 Website | SAP123 | Level 1 | Level 2 | - | - |
| SAP103 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SAP124 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SAP125 | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - | |||
| Armor Express, Inc. (formerly known as "Central Lake Armor Express, Inc.") | 7915 Cameron Street, Central Lake, MI 49622 | Phone: 866-357-3845, 231-544-6090 Fax: 231-544-6734 Website | TAURUS SPK 1 802210 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| GEM-A-DP22 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| TRS-A-2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| GEM-A-DP2A3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| GEM-C-DP3A3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| TAURUS SPK 3 805210 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| ArmorWorks Canada, Inc. | #203-1905 Baron Rd., Kelowna, B.C. V1X 6W2, Canada | Phone: 250-762-5214 Fax: 250-762-5211 Website | AWC-BP0001 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| AWC-BP0001-FD | Level 2 | - | - | Female | |||
| AWC-BP0001-FP | Level 2 | - | - | Female | |||
| AW-BP033FP | Level 3 | - | - | Female | |||
| AW-BP039 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| ArmorWorks, Inc. | 1701 West Tenth St. Suite 5, Tempe, AZ 85281 | Phone: 480-517-1150, 480-682-1000 Fax: 480-517-1154, 480-682-1035 Website | AW-BP043 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| Body Armor USA | 1 Primrose Street, Rochdale OL 12 6AW, UK | - | DC-PC05 | - | Level 1 | - | - |
| Cooneen Protection | 23 Cooneen Road, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland BT75 0NE | Foreign Phone: +44(0)2889522500 | Hawk 200-11NZ | Level 1 | Level 1 | - | - |
| Dupont Advanced Fibers Systems | 5401 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23234 | Phone: 800-931-3456 Fax: 804-383-3189 | EB1-BII-01-02 | - | Level 1 | - | - |
| EB1-BII-01-03 | - | Level 1 | - | - | |||
| EB1-BII-01-04 | - | Level 1 | - | - | |||
| Gall's Inc. | 2680 Palumbo Dr, Lexington, KY 40509 | Phone: 859-266-7227 Fax: 606-268-8134 Website | CB-S2-BII-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| CB-S3-BIIIA-3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| GH Armor Systems | P.O. BOX 280, #1 Sentry Drive, Dover, TN 37058 | Phone: 866-920-5940 Fax: 866-920-5941 Website | GPMII2-4 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| GIRAMSA, S.A. de C.V. | Magdalena 627, Col. Del Valle, Mexico, D.F, Mexico | Foreign Phone: 52(55)56018730 Foreign Fax: 52(55)56018731 Website | JAGUAR | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - |
| Glagio Do Brasil, Ltd. | Rua dos Pampas, No 332 - Prado, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brasil CEP 30410-580 | Foreign Phone: 55 31 3295 4843 Foreign Fax: 55 31 3295 0336 Website | GB/II/SB | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| HighCom | 2901 E. 4th Ave Unit J, Columbus, OH 43219 | Phone: 614-500-3065 Website | SPK2 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| SPK3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Zena Cal 5 Trooper Stab III | Level 3 | - | - | Female | |||
| Israel Military Industries LTD. (IMI) (formerly known as "TAAS-Israel Industries, Ltd.") | P.O. Box 1044/6604, Ramat Hasharon, Israel 47100 | Foreign Phone: 972-8-9242684 Foreign Fax: 972-8-9252896 | ASA-99/KE33 | Level 1 | Level 1 | - | - |
| ASA-99/KE21 | - | Level 1 | - | - | |||
| KDH Defense Systems Inc. | 750A Fieldcrest Road, Eden, NC 27288 | Phone: (336) 635-4158 Fax: (336) 635-4160 | KDH-BS1 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| KDH-BSDL1-1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| KDH-BS2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| KDH-BSD2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| KDH-B37 | Level 3 | Level 3 | - | - | |||
| KDH-BS3-1 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Kolon International Corp. | Kolon Tower Annex 1-22 Byulyan, Kwacheon city 427-040, Kyunggi-do, Korea | Foreign Phone: 82-2-3677-8287 Foreign Fax: 82-2-3677-7526 | KS-313 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| KS-770 | - | Level 1 | - | - | |||
| Lifeline Armor, Inc. | 401 Broad Street, Johnstown, PA 15906 | Phone: 814-536-7701, 205-936-0594 Fax: 814-536-7716 | LL22 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| Line of Fire Defence Systems Ltd. (formerly known as "Line of Fire Inc.") | 16108 114th Ave Suite #101, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 2Z5, Canada | Phone: 780-455-3335 Fax: 780-455-3135 Website | SLX3-V2 | Level 3 | - | - | - |
| SXIII-A | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Miguel Caballero | 1.5 Vía Siberia, Parque Industrial La Florida 250017, Bodega 7, Cota, Cundinamarca, Colombia | Foreign Phone: +57 (1) 3478199 Website | MC-Spike-2 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| MC-Blade-2 | - | Level 2 | - | - | |||
| MKU Limited | 13, Gandhi Gram, G.T. Road 208 007, Kanpur, India | Foreign Phone: 91 512 3026700 Foreign Fax: 91 512 2400200 Website | MKS-MT-3201 | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - |
| Onyx Protective Group, Inc. | 7359 NW 34 Street, Miami, FL 33122 | Phone: 786-294-0598 Website | PS-2-02 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| PS-2-03 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| PACA Body Armor | 2102 SW 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | Phone: 800-413-5155 Fax: 954-656-6569 Website | NJDOC062 | Level 3 | - | - | - |
| TG-1 | Level 3 | Level 3 | - | - | |||
| Pacific Safety Products (formerly known as "Pacific Body Armour") | 124 Fourth Avenue, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada K7S 0A9 | Phone: 888-997-9923 Foreign Phone: 613-623-6001 Foreign Fax: 613-623-6169 Website | S1A-10-PXT | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| GPMII2-4 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| GPS2-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| UGNS2KC | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| UGNS2KCHS-F | Level 2 | - | - | Female | |||
| GPS3-1 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| UGNS33A-F | Level 3 | - | - | Female | |||
| Paraclete | 2102 SW 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | Phone: 800-413-5155 Fax: 954-656-6569 Website | CB-S2-BII-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| CB-S3-BIIIA-3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Point Blank Body Armor, Inc. | 2102 SW 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | Phone: 800-413-5155, 954-630-0900 Fax: 954-630-9225 Website | S-PB-L1 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| S-PB-L1-1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PL1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| S1-1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S2-BII-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S2-BII-3 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PB-L2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PB-L2-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PL2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| S2-3 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S3-BIIA-1 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S3-BIIIA-3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S3-IIIA-4 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S3-IIIA-7 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PB-L3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PB-L3-1 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| S-PL3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| SAB3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| SE020 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| SS3-B3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| TG2 | Level 3 | Level 3 | - | - | |||
| PPSS Group Ltd. | Unit 603, Avenue D, Thorp Arch Estate LS23 7FS, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | Foreign Phone: 44 (0) 845 5193 953 Foreign Fax: 44 (0) 845 5193 966 | CF-01 | Level 1 | Level 1 | - | - |
| PRE Labs, Inc. | 100-2600 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, British Columbia V1X 7Y5, Canada | Foreign Phone: 877-435-7360 | 1/24 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| 2/24 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| 8/21B MTP | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - | |||
| 3/24 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Protech Corrections, LLC (formerly part of "Protech Armored Products") | 3120 East Mission Blvd., Ontario, CA 91761-2900 | Phone: 800-347-1200, 909-923-7300 Fax: 909-923-7400 Website | PS-1.0 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| PS-2.2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| PS-3.0 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Protective Materials Technology S.A. de C.V | TOCHTLI NO. 253, COLONIA SAN FRANCISCO TETECALA, MEXICO D.F., 02730 | Foreign Phone: (5255) 5352-3034 Foreign Fax: (5255) 5325-5991 Website | PMT-BBS-III-A-2-2 | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - |
| Protective Products Enterprises | 2102 SW 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 | Phone: 800-413-5155 Fax: 954-656-6569 Website | SAB-1-E2 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| SAB-1-L2 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| SAB-1-TS | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| SAB-TS1-L2 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| SB-1-II-1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| SBR1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| CB-S2-BII-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SAB-2-TS | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SBR2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SAB-3-TS | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| SBR3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| PROTEQ bodygear GmbH | Luxemburger Stra. 11, Bad Bentheim 48455, Bad Bentheim, Germany | Foreign Phone: 49 (0)5924 99 99 799 Foreign Fax: 49 (0)5924 99 99 797 Website | KSP.02 | Level 2 | Level 1 | - | - |
| PT Armor, Inc. | 2928-L Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031 | Phone: 703-560-1020 Fax: 703-560-7211 Website | KVS-202 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| Rabintex Industries, Ltd. (formerly known as "Hoffman Enterprises by Rabintex of Israel") | P.O. Box 259, Northern Ind. Zone, Beit Shean, 10900 Israel | Foreign Phone: 972-4-6061060 Foreign Fax: 972-4-6061066 Website | RAV 102-046 ICW KNIGHTEX NW | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| RAV 102-059 ICW KNIGHTEX NW | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - | |||
| RAV 102-046 ICW KNIGHTEX NW | - | Level 1 | - | - | |||
| Ready 2 Protect, Inc. | 42156 N. 10th St. West 201, Lancaster, CA 93534 | Phone: 661-723-9400 Fax: 661-723-4747 | R2P-IIIA | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - |
| Reliance Armor Systems, Inc. (formerly known as "A&B Industries (Top-Line, USA)") | 3107 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45225 | - | STAB22-0203 | Level 2 | Level 2 | - | - |
| Renegade Armor | 10950 Pierson Drive Suite 700, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 | Phone: 540-656-2851 Website | REN-SP1 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| REN-SP2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| Safariland, LLC (formerly known as "Safariland Ltd, Inc") | 3120 East Mission Blvd., Ontario, CA 91761-2900 | Phone: 800-347-1200, 909-923-7300 Fax: 909-923-7400 Website | MS-2020S-MT22.2 | Level 2 | - | Flexible | - |
| NS02-2020S-ME | Level 2 | - | Flexible | - | |||
| MS-2A30S-MT21 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| MS-3A30S-MT01 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| MS-3A30S-MT02 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| PS-3.1 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| ME-2002S-SW01 | - | Level 2 | - | - | |||
| Second Chance Protective Products, LLC (formerly known as "Second Chance Armor, Inc" and "Second Chance Body Armor, Inc.") | 3120 East Mission Blvd., Ontario, CA 91761-2900 | Phone: 800-347-1200, 909-923-7300 Fax: 909-923-7400 Website | CT-659 SPK1 403230 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| MON-II+P+ LSC 696280 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| PS-1.0 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| MON-II +P+ SPK-2 FEM 403290 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| PS-2.2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| PS-3.0 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Sentry Armor Systems Inc. | #1 Sentry Drive, Dover, TN 37058 | Phone: 931-232-5341 Fax: 931-232-5034 Website | SA-S2-2007 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| Slate Solutions, LLC | 8837 Sandy Crest Lane, Boynton Beach, FL 33473 | - | SPK1 | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| SPKP1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| CPIIIA-2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SPK3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| Survival Armor Inc. | 13881 Plantation Road, Bldg 1 Unit 8, Fort Myers, FL 33912 | Phone: 239-970-0049 Fax: 239-970-0049 Website | SAS I | Level 1 | - | - | - |
| SKS-1 | Level 1 | - | - | - | |||
| B2S2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| BF2-S2 | Level 2 | - | - | Female | |||
| BIIS2-2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SAS II | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| SKS-2 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| B3AS3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| B3AS3 FEM | Level 3 | - | - | Female | |||
| B3AS3-6 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| SAS 3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| SKS 3 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||
| UNICOR (Federal Prison Industries, Inc.) | 400 First Street, NW, Room 4001, Washington DC, DC 20534 | Phone: 202-305-3913 Fax: 202-514-7529 Website | CB-S2-BII-1 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| United Shield International | 250 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49684 | Phone: 231-933-1179 Fax: 231-933-5368 | USI 1.2-S2 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| US Armor | 16433 Valley View Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703 | Phone: 562-949-1733, 562-949-1501 Fax: 800-949-9980, 800-949-9980 Website | BSII+2-02 | Level 2 | - | - | - |
| CRT2-01 | Level 2 | - | - | - | |||
| CR2-21 | Level 3 | - | - | - | |||