The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·88052·Announced 1988-07-13

Blazon-Flexible Flyer Gym Sets Recalled for Fall Hazard

Blazon-Flexible Flyer announced a voluntary retrofit program for specific gym sets due to a risk of falling from broken plastic brackets.

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 serious injury from falling equipment with three reported injuries, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported but no fatalities or Class I classification is present.

Plain-English summary

Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc. of West Point, Mississippi, announced a voluntary retrofit program in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for certain model gym sets. The affected products include the "Gym Sets" and "Horse Attachment" manufactured between November 4, 1986, and May 16, 1987. Approximately 159,000 units were produced during this period.

The recall addresses a potential hazard where plastic tube end bearing brackets, which connect the Teeter Totter, Lawn Swing, and Horse Attachment to the top support bar, may break due to wear. If this connection breaks, the unit may fall while children are seated on it. The company has received three reports of injury associated with the product. The affected gym sets retail for between $60 and $300 and are identified by specific model numbers located on the main cross support, including 30002, 30012, 41000, and others listed in the official notice.

Consumers who identify their gym sets as being involved in this corrective action should call Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc. directly on their toll-free line at 1-800-521-6233. The company will supply a "retrofit kit" and revised instructions free of charge to fix the issue.

The recalled product

Product
Blazon-Flexible Flyer Horse Attachment gym sets
Manufacturer
Blazon-Flexible Flyer
Category
Consumer Product — Playground Equipment
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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