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Product Recall Number: 22-706

Why was Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer, Captain’s Fort and Fort Highlander Outdoor Playsets recalled?

The wooden parts used to reinforce and create a decorative gable design on the wooden roof pose an entrapment hazard to children. Children can become trapped in the gap between the lower part of the roof structure and the bottom of the gable decoration.

Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer, Captain’s Fort and Fort Highlander Outdoor Playsets
Here's product recall specific data for Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer, Captain’s Fort and Fort Highlander Outdoor Playsets.

  • Product Recall Number: 22-706

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2021-11-04

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer, Captain’s Fort and Fort Highlander Outdoor Playsets

  • Description: This recall involves Backyard Play Systems outdoor playsets with a wooden roof. The wooden roof is included with home play equipment marketed under the brand names Yardline Play Systems (models Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer) and Gorilla Playsets (models Captain’s Fort, Fort Highlander). The playsets include a solid wood roof with a lookout window, slides, swings, a rock-climbing wall and other play features.

  • Hazard Description: The wooden parts used to reinforce and create a decorative gable design on the wooden roof pose an entrapment hazard to children. Children can become trapped in the gap between the lower part of the roof structure and the bottom of the gable decoration.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 5,100 (in addition, about 200 units were sold in Canada)

  • Incidents: None reported

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled playsets and contact Backyard Play Systems for a free repair kit which includes replacement wood parts, hardware and instructions. If a consumer is unable or does not want to do the repair themselves, Backyard will send a representative to perform the repair for them at no charge. The firm is contacting all known purchasers directly.

  • Sold At: Online at Costco.com from March 2019 through May 2021 (Turbo Racer, Cloud Racer) and online at Lowes.com from December 2020 through May 2021 (Captain’s Fort, Fort Highlander) for about $1,000.

  • Importers: Backyard Play Systems LLC, of Monroe, Michigan

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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