CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Basketball Sets
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2001-05-10 · 01149
Hazards
Some of the nets have enlarged openings. If children put their heads into these enlarged openings, the net can get tangled around their necks and they could strangle.
Recall
Number
01149
Date
2001-05-10
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Grow-to-Pro Basketball Set
Companies
Manufacturer(s)
Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Retailer(s)
Toy, mass merchandise and discount stores sold these toys nationwide, from January 2001 through May 2001, for about $30.
Country of manufacture
United States
Description
The recalled Grow-to-Pro Basketball set has a black pole that adjusts from 3 to 6 feet. A nylon net with an orange plastic hoop is attached to the pole, along with a gray backboard. The Fisher-Price logo is on the front of the backboard; and the model number, 72408, along with the words, "Made in U.S.A." are on the other side of the backboard.