First Team Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, First Team Inc. Announce Recall of Basketball Hoops
The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.
- Units
- About 7,600
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $1,000–$1,800
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall involves First Team Attack, Force, and Titan basketball hoops. The hoops have a spring-loaded E-Z crank, adjustable backboard that goes from 6 feet, 6 inches to 10 feet tall. "First Team" is written on the bottom left corner of the clear acrylic or tempered glass backboard. The heavy-duty basketball hoops are often professionally installed.
The file
- Sold at
- Internet sales, distributors, and independent retail stores from January 1996 through August 2004 for between $1,000 and $1,800.
- Product type
- Basketball
- Made in
- United States
- Recalled by
- First Team Inc., Hutchinson, Kan.
Incident log
First Team received one report of a backboard falling. No injuries were reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using their basketball hoops and contact First Team Customer Service to receive a free repair kit.
Call First Team at (800) 649-3688 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 14 2004; last revised AUG 30 2024.