Loaded Boards Recalls Orangatang Skateboard Wheels

June 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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.

NAME OF PRODUCT: ORANGATANG SKATEBOARD WHEELS

UNITS: ABOUT 1,200 SETS

DISTRIBUTOR: LOADED BOARDS INC., OF BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.

HAZARD: THE RECALLED SKATEBOARD WHEEL’S CORE CAN SHEAR AND BLOW-OUT CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE SKATEBOARD TRUCK’S AXLE AND BEARINGS. THIS POSES A RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY TO RIDERS.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: LOADED BOARDS HAS RECEIVED 10 REPORTS OF WHEELS SEPARATING. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THE RECALL INVOLVES ORANGATANG “IN-HEAT” SKATEBOARD WHEELS. THEY WERE SOLD IN TWO STYLES: 75MM/PURPLE/83A DUROMETER AND 75MM/ORANGE/80A DUROMETER. THE WORDS “ORANGATANG,” “IN HEAT,” AND THE SIZE AND DUROMETER ARE WRITTEN ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE WHEEL. THE WHEELS WERE SOLD IN SETS OF FOUR.

SOLD AT: AUTHORIZED LOADED BOARDS/ORANGATANG WHEELS DEALERS NATIONWIDE FROM MARCH 2009 THROUGH APRIL 2009 FOR ABOUT $55 PER SET.

MANUFACTURED IN: UNITED STATES

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE WHEELS IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT LOADED BOARDS INC. OR ANY AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT LOADED BOARDS INC. TOLL-FREE AT (877) 855-0708 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. PT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, E-MAIL THE FIRM AT COREISSUE@LOADEDBOARDS.COM OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITES AT WWW.LOADEDBOARDS.COM OR WWW.ORANGATANGWHEELS.COM