The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·22076·Announced 2022-02-09

Escalade Sports Tennis Tables Recalled for Fall and Injury Hazards

Escalade Sports is recalling about 5,200 tennis tables sold at Target from September to November 2021 because the table can collapse when leaned against, posing a fall hazard. The company has received 78 reports of collapse, including four reports of minor injuries.

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 (collapse and fall hazard) where minor injuries have been reported (scratches and bruises), meeting the High severity threshold under the rubric for products where injury has been reported.

Plain-English summary

This recall involves the Escalade Sports Ping-Pong T8482F 4-piece AVENGER Table Tennis Table. When extended, the table measures 108 inches long by 60 inches wide and folds to 60 inches long by 22 inches wide. The table includes a 60-inch mesh net. The model number is located on the underside of the table tennis top on a white label, with "PING-PONG" painted on the tabletop.

The tennis table can collapse when consumers lean against the table, posing a fall hazard. Escalade Sports has received 78 reports of the tables collapsing, including four reports of minor injuries consisting of scratches and bruises.

About 5,200 units were sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide and online at www.target.com from September 2021 to November 2021 for between $100 and $170.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tennis tables and contact Escalade Sports at 800-556-2755 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday) or visit www.escaladesports.com/pages/recalls or www.escaladesports.com and click on "Table Tennis Recall" in the customer service section. Escalade Sports will provide a free repair kit with installation instructions or a full refund. Note that refunds require consumers to cut the net in several places, disassemble the table, and provide pictures. Consumers should not return the recalled tables to Target.

The recalled product

Product
Escalade Sports Tennis Tables
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture / Sporting Equipment
Hazard
  • collapse
  • fall-hazard
Affected units
5,200

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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