Toy Manufacturers · Recalled
CPSC, Toy Manufacturers Announce Recall to Replace Toy Basketball Nets
Children could strangle on loops or openings in the nets that come unhooked from the rim, or have knots that slide. If children put their heads into these openings, the net can get tangled around their necks.
- Units
- 10.1 million
- Reports
- 20
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- Reported
- Price
- $10–$50
- 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
The toy basketball sets with nets that need to be replaced come in a variety of colors and include a nylon net and plastic hoop attached to a plastic pole. The pole is set in a plastic base and adjusts from 3.5 to 6 feet high. The manufacturer's name and model are located on the backboard or base of each toy. The manufacturers will help consumers determine if the nets need to be replaced. Manufacturer Quantity/Dates Sold Toll-Free Number/ Web Address Ohio Art Bryan, Ohio 4.2 million sold between 1976 and 1997 (800) 641-6226 www.world-of-toys.com Little Tikes Hudson, Ohio 3 million sold between 1993 and 1998 (800) 321-0183 www.littletikes.com Today's Kids 1.7 million sold between 1986 and 1997 Firm out of business. Fisher-Price East Aurora, N.Y. 1.2 million sold between 1988 and 1996 (800) 432-5437 www.fisher-price.com
The file
- Sold at
- Toy stores nationwide sold the toy basketball sets for about $10 to $50. While most have been sold since 1988, some were sold as early as 1976.
- Product type
- Toy Sports
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y., Little Tikes, of Hudson, Ohio, Ohio Art, of Bryan, Ohio, Today's Kids
Incident log
Since 1988, CPSC and the manufacturers have received 20 reports of children under 5 years old getting their heads and necks caught in the nets of toy basketball sets. In 1992, an 18-month-old child died after becoming entangled in a partly unhooked net.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should remove and throw away nets that can unhook or have knots that slide, and call the manufacturer. However, one of the manufacturers, Today's Kids, is out of business and a replacement part is no longer available, so either that set should either be used without the net, or that set should be discarded or destroyed. Consumers should have the manufacturer's name and model on hand before calling the other manufacturers, who will send consumers new nets that securely attach to the rim, and do not have sliding knots. The basketball set can be used without a net until the new net arrives. Consumers should not return the product to retailers.
Ohio Art: (800) 641-6226 or www.world-of-toys.com Little Tikes: (800) 321-0183 or www.littletikes.com Today's Kids: Out of Business Fisher Price: (800) 432-5437 or www.fisher-price.com consumers should call Come Play at (800) 528-3328.
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 22 1998; last revised NOV 05 2026.
