Academy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Girls BCG Hooded Windsuits Due to Strangulation Hazard
Recall 14043 · Dec 5, 2013 · Academy Sports + Outdoors
6,600
units affected
6,600
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14043
- Date
- Dec 5, 2013
- Company
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Units affected
- 6,600
- Product
- Girls BCG Hooded Windsuits
- Product type
- Outerwear
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
This recall involves Girls BCG Hooded Windsuits in sizes XS, S, M and L. The windsuits are made of water-resistant fabric and include a jacket and pants. The jacket has a front zip closure and elastic cuffs. The windsuits come in pink with black on the jacket at the top shoulder and a black side strip on the pants, gray with blue on the jacket at the top shoulder and a blue side strip on the pants, and purple with lighter purple on the jacket at the top shoulder and a pink strip on the pants. The style number is SGBCGA9001 and the following SKUs: Size SKU XS 0024229635, 0024229486, 0024229569 S 0024229643, 0024229494, 0024229577 M 0024229650, 0024229502, 0024229585 L 0024229668, 0024229510, 0024229593 You can find the SKU and style number on a label sewn inside the jacket on the left side.
What can happen
The hooded windsuits have drawstrings in the hood around the neck area that pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the windsuits to eliminate the hazard, or return the garment to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Academy Sports + Outdoors stores and on the firm's website www.academy.com between September 2013 and October 2013 for about $20.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled girls bcg hooded windsuits?
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstring from the windsuits to eliminate the hazard, or return the garment to the place of purchase for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The hooded windsuits have drawstrings in the hood around the neck area that pose a strangulation hazard to young children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.