# Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries
> **CPSC recall** · 2006-07-13 · 06210 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 06210
- **Date:** 2006-07-13
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Wego Kite Tube

## Hazards

A rider in the tube can become airborne, by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. That could result in serious injuries.

## Retailer(s)

Marine distributors, mail order catalogs, and various retailers from approximately October 1, 2005 to July 11, 2006 for about $500 to $600.

## Importer(s)

Sportsstuff, Inc., of Omaha, Nebraska

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall."

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/Sportsstuff-Wego-Kite-Tubes-Withdrawn-from-Market-after-Reports-of-Deaths-and-Injuries)
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