Product Recall Number: 99-146
Why was NIKE sport waterbottles recalled?
The drinking valve on the cap can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Product Recall Number: 99-146
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1999-07-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: NIKE sport waterbottles
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), NIKE USA Inc., of Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily recalling about 250,000 NIKE sport waterbottles. The drinking valve on the cap can detach, posing a choking hazard. NIKE has received one report of a valve detaching during use. There have been no reports of injuries. The NIKE Sport Waterbottle is a curved-shaped, 22-ounce bottle with a separate, black screw-top lid. The bottle body comes in gray, blue or yellow, and has a black rubberized grip area on each side. The word "NIKE'' is on the bottom of the bottle. The NIKE "Swoosh" logo appears on the cap, and on the bottom and the grip area of the bottle. Major sporting goods and department stores nationwide sold these bottles from April 1999 through July 1999 for about $7. Consumers should stop using these bottles immediately. Consumers can either return the bottles to the store where purchased for a credit, or contact NIKE to receive a redesigned cap. Consumers wanting a new cap should throw the old cap in the trash. For more information, consumers should call NIKE at (800) 344-6453 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. PDT Monday through Friday.
Hazard Description: The drinking valve on the cap can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 250,000
Incidents: NIKE has received one report of a valve detaching during use. There have been no reports of injuries.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these bottles immediately. Consumers can either return the bottles to the store where purchased for a credit, or contact NIKE to receive a redesigned cap.
Sold At: Major sporting goods and department stores nationwide sold these bottles from April 1999 through July 1999 for about $7.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: None Listed
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed