Recall: Sportspower Expands Trampoline Recall Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart
Sportspower Expands Trampoline Recall Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart
Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of product:Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampolines
Hazard:The enclosure netting surrounding these trampolines can break, allowing children to fall through the netting and be injured.
Sportspower; toll-free at (888) 965-0565, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.sportspowerltd.net and click on ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ"Recall Information" at the bottom of the page for more information, or email the firm at customerservice@sportspowerltd.net
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Units
About 120,000 (92,000 units were recalled in May 2012)
Description
This recall is an expansion of the May 2012 recall of brown tetlon netting to now include black tetlon netting. This involves Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampolines with model TR-1686-TPR. UPC code 687064045552 or 687064042100 is printed on the product's box. 'Sportspower BouncePro 14' is printed on a plate on the leg of the trampoline frame. The trampolines are surrounded by enclosure netting on the perimeter of the trampoline measuring about 6 feet high. The netting is designed to contain individuals bouncing on the trampoline.
Incidents/Injuries
Sportspower has received an additional nine reports of the enclosure netting breaking since the May 2012 recall. There have been five reports of injuries including broken bones, back and neck injuries and contusions.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the trampolines and contact Sportspower to receive a replacement enclosure netting.
Sold exclusively at
Walmart stores nationwide from February 2009 through March 2011 for about $300.
Manufacturer
Sportspower Ltd., of Hong Kong
Manufactured in
China
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a significant decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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