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.
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