Miracle Recreation Equipment Recalls Flying Wheels Tire Swings Due to Fall Hazard
Miracle Recreation Equipment is repairing 274 Flying Wheels tire swings because a failed weld caused a fatal accident in Ohio.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that a five-year-old girl was killed in a June 1984 accident involving the product, which meets the rubric criterion for a score of 5 (Critical) due to known fatalities.
Plain-English summary
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Miracle Recreation Equipment Company have announced a repair program for 274 "Flying Wheels" tire swings produced between 1977 and 1983. These playground swings, which consist of four tires suspended from cross beams rotating about a central metal shaft, were sold nationally to local park and recreation departments, schools, and churches.
The recall is prompted by a fatal accident in June 1984 in Lorain, Ohio, where a five-year-old girl was killed after a part of a Flying Wheels swing fell and struck her. The accident occurred after a weld on the unit failed. The repair program is intended to prevent the swing assembly from separating from the central shaft.
Miracle Recreation Equipment Company will contact purchasers directly by registered mail to arrange for the field repair, which will be provided at no charge for welding costs, with a $50.00 allowance for other parts. Until the repair is completed, the CPSC and the manufacturer urge that all Flying Wheels units purchased prior to 1984 be removed from service.
The recalled product
- Product
- Flying Wheels tire swings
- Manufacturer
- Miracle Recreation Equipment
- Hazard
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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