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: STEP2 PLAY UP GYM PLAY SETS
UNITS: ABOUT 4,300
MANUFACTURER: THE STEP2 COMPANY LLC, OF STREETSBORO, OHIO
HAZARD: THE TRIANGULAR HANGERS THAT ATTACH THE SWING’S ROPES TO THE UPPER RAIL OF THE PLAY SET CAN BREAK, POSING A FALL HAZARD TO CHILDREN.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: STEP2 HAS RECEIVED 17 REPORTS OF HANGERS BREAKING. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES STEP2 PLAY UP GYM PLAY SETS. THE RECALLED OUTDOOR PLAY SETS INCLUDE A PLATFORM, CLIMBER, SLIDE AREA AND TWO SWINGS AND HAVE A MODEL NUMBER OF 797300. A RED “STEP2” LOGO PLATE IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF THE PLAY SET. PLAY SETS THAT HAVE HANGERS WITH WHITE PLASTIC BUSHINGS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL.
SOLD AT: TOYS“R”US STORES NATIONWIDE FROM JANUARY 2009 THROUGH APRIL 2009 FOR ABOUT $400.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA (HANGER COMPONENT), UNITED STATES (PLAY SET)
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED PLAY SETS AND CONTACT STEP 2 TO RECEIVE A SET OF REPLACEMENT HANGERS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT STEP2 AT (800) 347-8372 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 6 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.STEP2.COM
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