The Recall Desk
CriticalCPSC·99083·Announced 1999-03-23

Reverchon Himalaya Amusement Rides Repair Program for Safety Defects

Reverchon is offering inspection procedures and secondary restraints for Himalaya amusement rides following reports of deaths and injuries.

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: The source text explicitly reports two deaths and three injuries associated with the product, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Reverchon Industries and Reverchon USA are offering new inspection and maintenance procedures and secondary restraints for approximately 25 Himalaya amusement rides operating in the United States. This repair program is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The CPSC received reports of five incidents involving the Himalaya ride that resulted in two deaths and three injuries. The most recent incident occurred in Austin, Texas, on March 19, 1998, where one rider was killed and two others were seriously injured after being ejected from the ride. The component failures appear to be the result of poor maintenance and inspection procedures.

Ride owners and state safety officials are required to install a speed control device and a secondary lap bar latching device. Reverchon is providing current inspection and maintenance guidelines and a free tolerance gauge to measure wear on the lap bar latch. The CPSC is working with state regulators to ensure these safety repairs and inspections are carried out.

The recalled product

Product
Himalaya amusement rides
Manufacturer
Reverchon
Category
Consumer Product — Amusement Rides
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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