The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·96107·Announced 1996-04-23

Playskool Durasport Moon Bouncers Recalled Due to Injury Risk

Playskool is offering free inflation gauges for 142,000 Moon Bouncers to prevent injuries from improper inflation or use on hard surfaces.

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 where injuries (including fractures) have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for products where injury has occurred but no fatalities or critical agency classifications are present.

Plain-English summary

Playskool, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is issuing a safety alert for approximately 142,000 Durasport Moon Bouncers. The company is offering a free set of three gauges to help consumers properly inflate the toy. The Moon Bouncer is an inflatable vinyl toy designed for children ages three to six, featuring a red circular base and yellow side walls.

The alert was issued because incorrect inflation, particularly over-inflation, or use on hard surfaces can make the toy unstable, causing children to fall or bounce out. Playskool has received 22 reports of children falling or bouncing out of the toy, including ten injuries, four of which were fractures. The product was sold at major discount stores in the United States and Canada since November 1994 for about $60.

Consumers should contact Playskool at (800) 752-9755 or write to Moon Bouncer, PO Box 200, Pawtucket, RI 02862-0200 to receive the inflation gauges and detailed instructions. Parents and caregivers are warned that the toy should always be placed on impact-absorbing surfaces like sand or mulch outdoors, or on a padded surface indoors. It should never be used on concrete, asphalt, wood, or other hard surfaces.

The recalled product

Product
Playskool Durasport Moon Bouncers
Manufacturer
Playskool

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.