Collegiate Pacific Recalls Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units Due to Injury Hazard
Recall 08511 · Oct 22, 2007 · Collegiate Pacific
800
units affected
800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 08511
- Date
- Oct 22, 2007
- Company
- Collegiate Pacific
- Units affected
- 800
- Product
- Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units
- Product type
- Adapter/Power Supply/Charger/Battery
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
This recall involves the battery-operated power pack boxes for the 20-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker" and the 40-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart" portable team hydration units. The units include a water tank, six hoses, a battery-operated pack box, and a cart. "Sports Cool" is printed on the water tank.
What can happen
Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off of the box, including an instance where the lid struck the back of a bystander's hand, causing some swelling.
- Sold at
- Sporting goods supply distributors and direct sales nationwide from February 2004 through June 2007 for between $700 and $1,000.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled power packs for portable team hydration units?
Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit.
What is the hazard?
Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
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.