The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·03084·Announced 2003-02-20

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

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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.
Category
Consumer Product — Playground Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
1,400

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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