Safety regulator, Playnation Play Systems Announce Recall of "Fun Buckets" on Backyard Play Sets
Recall 03084 · Feb 20, 2003 · Playnation Play Systems
1,400
units affected
1,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03084
- Date
- Feb 20, 2003
- Company
- Playnation Play Systems
- Units affected
- 1,400
- Product
- Fun Buckets
- Product type
- Playground Items
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
This recall involves "Fun Buckets" sold as an add-on option for backyard play sets. The 14-inch-deep buckets are either yellow or green vinyl and have a black nylon strap attached to the rope. The "Fun Bucket" was sold with a heavy wood bracket to attach it to the roof of a play set fort.
What can happen
As children play on the play set's slide or platform, the 6- to 8-ft free- hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck. This presents a strangulation hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should take down the "Fun Buckets" immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund or a credit toward another product.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Playnation is aware of two incidents where the bucket's rope became entangled around the necks of two 4-year-olds. Both of the children were freed without injury.
- Sold at
- Distributors of backyard play sets nationwide sold the fun buckets, from February 1998 through February 2003, for about $25.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled fun buckets?
Consumers should take down the "Fun Buckets" immediately and return them to the store where purchased, for a refund or a credit toward another product.
What is the hazard?
As children play on the play set's slide or platform, the 6- to 8-ft free- hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck. This presents a strangulation hazard to young children.
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.