Playnation Recalls Fun Buckets for Backyard Play Sets Due to Strangulation Risk
Playnation Play Systems is recalling Fun Buckets for backyard play sets because the attached rope can entangle around a child's neck, posing a strangulation hazard.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (strangulation hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Playnation Play Systems of Kennesaw, Ga. is recalling approximately 1,400 "Fun Buckets" sold as an add-on option for backyard play sets. The 14-inch-deep buckets, made of yellow or green vinyl with a black nylon strap, were sold with a heavy wood bracket for attachment to the roof of a play set fort. The product was distributed nationwide from February 1998 through February 2003 for about $25.
The recall is due to a strangulation hazard. As children play on the play set's slide or platform, the 6- to 8-foot free-hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck. Playnation is aware of two incidents where the rope became entangled around the necks of two 4-year-olds; both children were freed without injury.
Consumers should take down the "Fun Buckets" immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or a credit toward another product. For more information, consumers can contact Playnation at (770) 792-9300 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.playset.com.
The recalled product
- Product
- Fun Buckets
- Manufacturer
- Playnation Play Systems of Kennesaw, Ga.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,400
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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