Safety regulator and Chance Rides Manufacturing Announce Recall to Inspect and Repair YO-YO Amusement Rides
Recall 09005 · Oct 8, 2008 · Chance Rides Manufacturing Inc. (CRM)
85
units affected
85
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09005
- Date
- Oct 8, 2008
- Company
- Chance Rides Manufacturing Inc. (CRM)
- Units affected
- 85
- Product
- YO-YO Amusement Rides
- Product type
- Amusement Rides
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The recall involves YO-YO amusement rides, consisting of a vertical cylinder with rotating horizontal sweep arms, from which the riding chairs hang.
What can happen
The sweep arms suspending the riding chairs can broke free from the ride's center cylinder rod, posing a fall hazard to riders.
The fix
Owners and state safety officials can contact CRM to receive the inspection/repair kit and new inspection and maintenance guidelines that CRM is offering.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- On May 16, 2008, 23 riders of a YO-YO ride in Angels Camp, Calif. fell to the ground when the sweep arms suspending the circular swinging chairs they were riding in broke free from the ride's center cylinder rod.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled yo-yo amusement rides?
Owners and state safety officials can contact CRM to receive the inspection/repair kit and new inspection and maintenance guidelines that CRM is offering.
What is the hazard?
The sweep arms suspending the riding chairs can broke free from the ride's center cylinder rod, posing a fall hazard to riders.
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.