Academy Sports + Outdoors · Recalled
Academy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Crossbow Cocking Ropes Due to Laceration Hazard
The hooks attaching the cocking rope to the crossbow string can break and cause it to recoil, posing a laceration hazard.
- Units
- About 6,300
- Reports
- 4
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $10
- Remedy
- Refund
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Affected
This recall involves Game Winner® cocking ropes with model number FSGWAR3018 and UPC 400214726596. The cocking ropes help users get a better grip on the crossbow string and aid in pulling it back. They have an approximately 50-inch long black nylon rope, two black plastic hooks and two t-handles. The model and UPC numbers are located on the instruction card that comes with the product.
The file
- Sold at
- Academy stores nationwide and on the company's website www.academy.com between June 2012 and October 2012 for about $10.
- Product type
- Archery
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Academy Sports + Outdoors, of Katy, Texas
Incident log
The company has received four reports of the hooks on the cocking ropes
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cocking ropes and return them to Academy for a full refund.
Academy Sports + Outdoors; toll-free at (888) 922-2336, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT on Sunday, or online at www.academy.com and click on Help + Support and Product Recall Info for more information.
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 JAN 02 2013; last revised JAN 13 2015.