Product Recall Number: 13-183
Why was Louisville Slugger® OneX Fastpitch softball bat recalled?
The bat's barrel can separate from the handle during use and strike people nearby.
Product Recall Number: 13-183
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-05-02
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Louisville Slugger® OneX Fastpitch softball bat
Description: The bat's barrel can separate from the handle during use. The company has received 170 reports of bat separations.
Hazard Description: The bat's barrel can separate from the handle during use and strike people nearby.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 13,000
Incidents: Approximately170 bat handle separations have been reported to the company. The company is aware of one report of a barrel from a broken bat hitting a player in the shin.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the bat and contact Hillerich & Bradsby for a free replacement bat and the choice of an additional free item.
Sold At: The bats were sold nationwide at sporting goods, other retail stores and distributed to college amateur competitive softball teams from approximately May 2012 through February 2013 for about $350.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed