Sportspower · Recalled
Sportspower Expands Trampoline Recall Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart
The enclosure netting surrounding these trampolines can break, allowing children to fall through the netting and be injured.
- Units
- About 120,000 (92,000 units were recalled in May 2012)
- Reports
- 5
- Injuries
- 5
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $300
- Remedy
- Replace
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 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.
The file
- Sold at
- Walmart stores nationwide from February 2009 through March 2011 for about $300.
- Product type
- Trampolines
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Sportspower Ltd., of Hong Kong
Incident log
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.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the trampolines and contact Sportspower to receive a replacement enclosure netting.
Sportspower; toll-free at (866) 370-2131, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.sportspowerltd.net and click on "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page for more information, or email the firm at customerservice@sportspowerltd.net
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 30 2013; last revised JAN 20 2015.