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Product Recall Number: 14-049

Why was Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes recalled?

The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.

Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes
Here's product recall specific data for Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-049

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2013-12-11

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes

  • Description: The plastic port hole windows in the tube slide can break and cut children.

  • Hazard Description: The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 10,800 in the U.S. and 9,900 in Canada

  • Incidents: Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes.

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.

  • Sold At: Toys R Us and other stores nationwide, and online at toysrus.com from February 2008 through August 2013 for between $1,300 and $1,800 as part of a play system, or between $275 and $370 for the slide only.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: Canada

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed