Solowave Recalls Home Playground Tube Slides with Port Holes Due to Laceration Hazard
Recall 14049 · Dec 11, 2013 · Solowave
10,800
units affected
10,800
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14049
- Date
- Dec 11, 2013
- Company
- Solowave
- Units affected
- 10,800
- Product
- Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes
- Product type
- Playground Equipment
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
This recall involves Solowave Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes. The slides are green, six or seven feet long and have three or five port hole-style plastic windows in the sides. The slides were sold with Solowave's Centennial, Centennial II, Lexington, Rocky Mountain Deluxe and Sheridan play systems and were also sold separately. Solowave Design is stamped on the outside of the slides near the middle of each tube slide section.
What can happen
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes.
- Sold at
- Toys R Us and other stores nationwide, and online at toysrus.com from February 2008 through August 2013 for between $1,300 and $1,800 as part of a play system, or between $275 and $370 for the slide only.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes?
Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.
What is the hazard?
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to 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.