Solowave Recalls Home Playground Tube Slides with Port Holes Due to Laceration Hazard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2013-12-11 · 14049
Hazards
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.
Recall
Number
14049
Date
2013-12-11
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes
Remedies
Options
Repair
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y.
Retailer(s)
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.
Country of manufacture
Canada
Description
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.