The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·23776·Announced 2023-07-27

Sky Wheels Play Component Recalled for Fall Hazard

Soft Play is recalling about 3,500 Sky Wheels play components because the wheels can detach from the overhead rail, causing a fall hazard and risk of injury to children. The company has received 15 reports of detachment, including three reported injuries involving scalp lacerations.

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 (fall hazard from detachment) where injury has been reported, including three scalp lacerations. While no deaths or serious hospitalizations are documented, the documented injury reports and inherent risk to children using the equipment meet the High severity criterion.

Plain-English summary

This recall involves Sky Wheels, an active play component manufactured by Soft Play LLC of Huntersville, North Carolina. The Sky Wheel is a 14-inch diameter 4-spoke metal wheel attached to a shaft that is supported from an overhead bar within an indoor soft-play system structure. The wheels can become detached from the overhead rail, posing a fall hazard and risk of injury to children.

About 3,500 units were sold to businesses including McDonald's, YMCA, Lifetime Fitness, Burger King, Crunch Fitness, and other fitness and recreational play areas for use by children. The units were sold between June 2009 and July 2022 for approximately $624 each.

The firm has received a total of 15 reports of the Sky Wheel detaching from the rail, including three reported injuries involving lacerations to the scalp. Businesses should contact Soft Play to schedule a free inspection and repair if needed. Businesses have been advised to communicate to customers not to use the Sky Wheel until it is inspected and, if necessary, repaired. Contact Soft Play at 800-782-7529 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit https://www.softplay.com for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Sky Wheels
Manufacturer
Soft Play LLC, of Huntersville, North Carolina
Category
Consumer Product — Play Equipment
Hazard
  • fall-hazard
  • detachment
  • laceration-risk
Affected units
3,500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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