Safety regulator, Classic Sport Companies Inc. Announce Recall of Table Soccer Games
Recall 05518 · Nov 30, 2004 · Classic Sport Companies, Inc.
1,470
units affected
1,470
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05518
- Date
- Nov 30, 2004
- Company
- Classic Sport Companies, Inc.
- Units affected
- 1,470
- Product
- Table Soccer Game
- Product type
- Games
- Hazard
- Fire
The product
The recall involves Classic Sport Underlit Table Soccer game, models X0725, X0743 and X0761. The table soccer game is a soccer table with a glass playing surface and fluorescent tube lighting mounted underneath, causing the playing surface to illuminate when turned on.
What can happen
The lighting structures may spark if the tube lights are not properly installed, posing a fire hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately disconnect all power to the table soccer game. Consumers may return the unit for a full refund or contact Classic Sport for a rebate for the removal of the lighting fixture.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Two reports of the table catching fire. No injuries were reported.
- Sold at
- Retail outlets nationwide at Galyan's Sports and Outdoors, The Sports Chalet, and The Sports Authority (including Gart Sports, Sportmart, and Oshman's), between August 2004 and October 2004, for about $900 for the X0725 and about $600 for the Z0743 and X0761.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled table soccer game?
Consumers should immediately disconnect all power to the table soccer game. Consumers may return the unit for a full refund or contact Classic Sport for a rebate for the removal of the lighting fixture.
What is the hazard?
The lighting structures may spark if the tube lights are not properly installed, posing a fire hazard.
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.