The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·08511·Announced 2007-10-22

Collegiate Pacific Recalls Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units

Collegiate Pacific is recalling power packs for portable team hydration units because charging the battery can cause the box to burst, posing an injury 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 where injury has been reported (swelling from a lid striking a hand), but no severe injuries or fatalities are documented, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for injury hazards without severe outcomes.

Plain-English summary

Collegiate Pacific is recalling the battery-operated power pack boxes for the 20-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker" and the 40-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart" portable team hydration units. The units include a water tank, six hoses, a battery-operated pack box, and a cart, with "Sports Cool" printed on the water tank. About 800 units were sold nationwide through sporting goods supply distributors and direct sales from February 2004 through June 2007 for between $700 and $1,000.

The recall is due to a hazard where charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup. This buildup can cause the lid of the power pack box to burst off or the box to rupture, posing an injury hazard to bystanders. Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off the box, including one instance where the lid struck the back of a bystander's hand, causing some swelling.

Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit. For more information, consumers can contact Collegiate Pacific at (800) 243-5133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to http://www.BSNCP.com/recall.

The recalled product

Product
Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units
Manufacturer
Collegiate Pacific, of Farmers Branch, Texas
Category
Consumer Product — Sports Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
800

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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