Recall of Playland International Swing Sets
If you have one of these swing sets in your backyard you need to look at this recall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a
voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop
using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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Name of Product: Arch Swing Sets
Units: About 700
Manufacturer: Playland International, Carrollton, Ga.
Hazard: The metal around the weld at the top of the swing frame can fail,
causing the top bar to fall, posing a fall and impact hazard to the user or
by-standers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm received one report of a child who suffered a
head injury as a result of being struck by the top of the bar on the swing.
Description: The recalled includes swings sets with a 3.5 inch arch swing
frame and a 3.5 inch top metal bar. The recalled swing sets come in red,
orange, yellow, blue, tan, white, black , brown, teal, green, fuchsia,
burgundy and purple.
Sold by: Playland International dealers nationwide from September 2001 through
May 2006 for between $800 and $2300.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled swing sets and
contact Playland for instruction on receiving and installing a free repair
kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Playland International
at (800) 356-4727 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit
the firm’s Web site at www.playland-inc.com , or e-mail the firm at
swingrecall@playland-inc.com.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of
types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC’s work to ensure the
safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals – contributed significantly to the decline
in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC’s hotline
at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC’s teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC’s
web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list,
please go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 356-4727
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission