The Recall Desk
CriticalCPSC·23027·Announced 2022-10-27

Goalsetter Wall-Mounted Basketball Goals Recall Due to Detachment Hazard

Goalsetter is recalling about 18,000 wall-mounted basketball goals because they can detach from walls and fall. One fatality and multiple injuries have been reported.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: A fatality has been reported. According to the severity rubric, if reported deaths exist anywhere in the source text, the score is 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors.

Plain-English summary

Goalsetter Systems Inc. is recalling all Goalsetter Adjustable and Fixed Wall Mount Series and GS Baseline Series wall-mounted basketball goals in 72-inch, 60-inch, 54-inch, and 48-inch sizes. The recalled goals have a white Goalsetter logo printed in the lower left corner of the backboard.

The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground, creating a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death. A 14-year-old boy was killed when a recalled Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal fell on him in Granger, Indiana in June 2018. Goalsetter has received four reports of incidents in which the wall-mounted basketball goal detached from a wall, including the fatality. In one other incident, a consumer sustained severe facial injuries, and in another incident, a consumer sustained a fractured leg.

The recalled products were sold at SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online through Amazon, Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart, Competitive Edge Products, and Target from November 1999 through June 2022, priced between $919 and $2,250.

Consumers should stop using the recalled wall-mounted basketball goals immediately and contact Goalsetter for free removal with a full refund or a free inspection and free installation of an additional safety bracket. Goalsetter can be reached toll-free at 855-951-7460 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://www.goalsetter.com/pages/basketball-wall-mount-recall or https://www.goalsetter.com (click "SAFETY & RECALL" at the top of the page).

The recalled product

Product
Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals
Manufacturer
Goalsetter Systems Inc., of Evansville, Indiana
Category
Consumer Product — Sports Equipment
Hazard
  • impact-injury
  • detachment
  • falling-object
  • death-risk
Affected units
18,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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