Backyard Leisure Recalls Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard

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: ADVENTURE PLAY SETS AND CREATE N ADVENTURE WOODEN PLAY SETS

UNITS: ABOUT 11,000

DISTRIBUTOR: BACKYARD LEISURE LLC, OF PITTSBURG, KAN.

HAZARD: HANGERS HOLDING THE CHAINS FOR THE GLIDERS CAN BREAK, CAUSING A CHILD TO FALL AND SUFFER INJURIES.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: BACKYARD LEISURE HAS RECEIVED 114 REPORTS OF GLIDER HANGERS BREAKING, INCLUDING THREE REPORTS OF MINOR INJURIES TO CHILDREN. INJURIES INCLUDED ABRASIONS AND A CHILD BEING HIT IN THE HEAD BY A CHAIN THAT DETACHED FROM A HANGER.

DESCRIPTION: THE SWING SETS ARE MADE OF WOOD AND FEATURE VARIOUS TYPES OF GLIDERS, SLIDES AND SWINGS. THE RECALLED MODELS INCLUDE:

“ADVENTURE PLAY SET” OR “CREATE N ADVENTURE,” AND “PITTSBURG, KS 66762” IS PRINTED ON A PLAQUE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SWING SETS’ UPPER BEAM. THE NAME AND MODEL NUMBER IS PRINTED ON THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS THAT COME WITH THE PLAY SET.

SOLD AT: WAL-MART STORES NATIONWIDE AND WAL-MART.COM UNDER THE ADVENTURE PLAYSETS BRAND, AND TOYS “R” US STORES NATIONWIDE UNDER THE CREATE N ADVENTURE BRAND FROM JANUARY 2008 THROUGH MAY 2008 FOR BETWEEN $400 AND $1,500.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE GLIDERS FROM THE SWING SETS AND CONTACT BACKYARD LEISURE TO RECEIVE FREE REPLACEMENT GLIDER HANGERS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS.

CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT BACKYARD LEISURE AT (866) 546-7902 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 5 P.M. CT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.ADVENTUREPLAYSETS.COM, OR EMAIL THE FIRM AT [email protected]

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