First Team Basketball Hoops Recalled Due to Backboard Fall Risk
First Team Inc. is recalling approximately 7,600 basketball hoops because a bolt can break, causing the backboard to fall. No injuries were reported.
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 where a structural component can fail, causing the backboard to fall. Although one incident was reported, no injuries were reported, fitting the High severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
First Team Inc. is recalling approximately 7,600 Attack, Force, and Titan basketball hoops. The recall is due to a hazard where the bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and potentially injure someone standing below.
The affected hoops feature a spring-loaded E-Z crank and an adjustable backboard ranging from 6 feet, 6 inches to 10 feet tall. The "First Team" brand name is written on the bottom left corner of the clear acrylic or tempered glass backboard. These heavy-duty hoops were often professionally installed.
First Team received one report of a backboard falling, but no injuries were reported. The products were sold via internet sales, distributors, and independent retail stores from January 1996 through August 2004 for between $1,000 and $1,800.
Consumers should stop using their basketball hoops and contact First Team Customer Service at (800) 649-3688 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday to receive a free repair kit.
The recalled product
- Product
- Basketball Hoops
- Manufacturer
- First Team Inc., Hutchinson, Kan.
- Affected units
- 7,600
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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