Goalsetter Recalls Wall-Mounted Basketball Goals Due to Serious Impact Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Fatality Reported
Recall 23027 · Oct 27, 2022 · Goalsetter
18,000
units affected
18,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 23027
- Date
- Oct 27, 2022
- Company
- Goalsetter
- Units affected
- 18,000
- Product
- Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals
- Remedy
- Refund, Repair
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves all Goalsetter Adjustable and Fixed Wall Mount Series and GS Baseline Series 72-inch, 60-inch, 54-inch, and 48-inch wall-mounted goal systems. The basketball goals have a white Goalsetter logo (a white basketball to the left of the word "Goalsetter" printed in the lower left corner of the backboard).
What can happen
The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground posing a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the recalled wall-mounted basketball goals immediately and contact Goalsetter for free removal of the basketball goal with a full refund or a free inspection of the installed wall-mounted basketball goal and free installation of an additional safety bracket.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- A 14-year-old boy was killed when the recalled Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal fell on him in Granger, Indiana in June 2018. Goalsetter has received four reports of incidents of the wall-mounted basketball goal detaching from a wall, including the boy's death. In one of the other incidents a consumer sustained severe facial injuries, and in another incident a consumer sustained a fractured leg.
- Sold at
- SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com, www.dickssportinggoods.com, www.walmart.com, www.competitiveedgeproducts.com and www.target.com from November 1999 through June 2022 for between $919 and $2,250.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals?
Consumers should stop using the recalled wall-mounted basketball goals immediately and contact Goalsetter for free removal of the basketball goal with a full refund or a free inspection of the installed wall-mounted basketball goal and free installation of an additional safety bracket.
What is the hazard?
The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground posing a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death.
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.