Aviva Sports Recalls Trampolines Due to Fall Hazard
Recall 09732 · Mar 24, 2009 · Aviva Sports
14,000
units affected
14,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09732
- Date
- Mar 24, 2009
- Company
- Aviva Sports
- Units affected
- 14,000
- Product
- Aviva Leaps and Bounds Folding Trampolines with Safety Pad ("L&B") and Aviva Pirate Jump 'N Play Trampolines ("Pirate")
- Product type
- Trampolines
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The recall includes two separate model trampolines. The Leaps & Bounds Trampoline is a 34-inch by 34-inch trampoline with a hold-on handle with model number 12731 printed on the pad that goes around the frame of the product. The Pirate Jump & Play Trampoline has an enclosure and model number 0840525.
What can happen
The metal support legs of the trampoline can bend or break and the bungee cords that secure the mat to the frame of the trampoline can fray or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the trampoline and contact Aviva to receive instructions for returning the trampoline and to receive a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Aviva Sports has received 24 reports of the legs on the frame of the trampoline bending or breaking. Aviva also received three reports of injuries including one adult who injured his hand while assembling the product, one child who chipped their tooth after falling off the product and one child that cut his leg on the product.
- Sold at
- Sports equipment e-retailers and catalog companies and by Chelsea & Scott through its Web site and the "Leaps and Bounds" catalog from September 2006 through January 2009 for about $100 to $200.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled aviva leaps and bounds folding trampolines with safety pad ("l&b") and aviva pirate jump 'n play trampolines ("pirate")?
Consumers should immediately stop using the trampoline and contact Aviva to receive instructions for returning the trampoline and to receive a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The metal support legs of the trampoline can bend or break and the bungee cords that secure the mat to the frame of the trampoline can fray or break, posing a fall hazard to the user.
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.