Solowave Recalls Home Playground Tube Slides with Port Holes Due to Laceration Hazard
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2013-12-11). Hazards: laceration. About 10,800 units in the US and 9,900 in Canada.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 14049 |
| Published | 2013-12-11 |
| Last updated | 2015-01-07 |
| Product category | Playground Equipment |
| Products | Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes |
| Firm named in the title | Solowave |
| Firms | Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y. (manufacturer) |
| Manufactured in | Canada |
| Units (US) | 10,800 |
| Units (Canada) | 9,900 |
| Hazard classes | laceration |
| Remedy classes | repair, stop use |
| Sold | Toys R Us and other stores nationwide, and online at toysrus.com from February 2008 through August 2013 for between $1,300 and $1,800 as part of a play system, or between $275 and $370 for the slide only. |
Description
This recall involves Solowave Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes. The slides are green, six or seven feet long and have three or five port hole-style plastic windows in the sides. The slides were sold with Solowave's Centennial, Centennial II, Lexington, Rocky Mountain Deluxe and Sheridan play systems and were also sold separately. Solowave Design is stamped on the outside of the slides near the middle of each tube slide section.
Hazard
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.
Incidents and injuries
Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes.
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