Product Recall Number: 13-052
Why was Liquid Motion waterslides recalled?
The warning labels on the children's waterslide are inadequate for weight limit and fail to tell consumers never to slide head first. This poses a risk of serious injuries to consumers, including neck injuries.
Product Recall Number: 13-052
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-11-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Liquid Motion waterslides
Description: The warning labels on the children's waterslide are inadequate for weight limit and don't tell consumers never to slide head first. One neck injury reported.
Hazard Description: The warning labels on the children's waterslide are inadequate for weight limit and fail to tell consumers never to slide head first. This poses a risk of serious injuries to consumers, including neck injuries.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 1,500
Incidents: Sportspower has received one report of a man who received a neck injury after sliding down the waterslide head first.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled waterslides and contact Sportspower to receive new labels to affix to the waterslide. The labels warn consumers not to use the waterslide if they are older than 13 years of age and/or weigh more than 100 lbs. The labels also warn consumers never to slide head first.
Sold At: Menards Inc. from April 2010 through July 2010 for about $300.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed