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CPSC, NIKE Announce Recall of Men's "Air Face Up" Basketball Shoes
The basketball shoes have a small decorative metal rivet located on the outside of the shoe, that can bend and form a sharp edge.
- Units
- About 350,000
- Reports
- 35
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $85
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The NIKE Air Face Up men's basketball shoes being recalled are model numbers 830080, 139358 and 630327. The model number is located on the label on the inside tongue of the shoe, above the UPC code. The shoe is a mid-cut men's basketball shoe that comes in multiple color combinations. The shoe has a visible window, about 2 inches long, in the heel of the shoe. The words "NIKE AIR" are on the outside tongue of the shoe. The word "TEAM" is on the back of the shoe.
The file
- Sold at
- Major athletic shoe stores and department stores nationwide sold the NIKE Air Face Up basketball shoes, from June 1998 through October 1998, for about $85.
- Product type
- Shoes, Sandals & Boots
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- NIKE USA Inc., of Beaverton, Ore.
Incident log
NIKE has received about 35 reports of high school and college age basketball players receiving cuts to the lower legs, including two reports of players requiring stitches.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these basketball shoes and should immediately return them to the store where purchased, to receive a substitute product or a store credit.
For more information about the recall, consumers should call NIKE at (800) 344-6453 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST 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 NOV 03 1998; last revised OCT 21 2026.