ZLP Manufacturing Recalls Hornet Zip Line Trolleys Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 14720 · Mar 7, 2014 · ZLP Manufacturing
2,000
units affected
2,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14720
- Date
- Mar 7, 2014
- Company
- ZLP Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 2,000
- Product
- LP Hornet zip line trolleys
- Product type
- Swings/Gliders
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves the ZLP Hornet zip line trolley. The trolley has yellow, triangular side plates with ZLP Hornet cut into one of the plates. There are rollers at two corners of the side plates and a handle through the center with black handle grips. The yellow side plates are held together by a T-shaped retaining pin. The pin can be released by pushing a blue push-button on the end of the pin.
What can happen
The retaining pin can release and cause the two side plates of the trolley to separate and fall off the zip line, posing a fall hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled trolleys and contact ZLP manufacturing to receive a free repair kit containing a replacement retaining pin.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- ZLP has received two reports of the trolley falling off a zip line when the retaining pin released. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- ZLP Manufacturing online at www.zlpmanufacturing.com and www.backyardziplines.com from November 2010 through July 2013 for about $150.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled lp hornet zip line trolleys?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled trolleys and contact ZLP manufacturing to receive a free repair kit containing a replacement retaining pin.
What is the hazard?
The retaining pin can release and cause the two side plates of the trolley to separate and fall off the zip line, posing a fall 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.