FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued July 31, 2003 Revised October 22, 2004
Release # 03-168
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Note: Firm out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the products to prevent injuries.
CPSC, Hedstrom Corp. Announce Recall of Trampolines
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers
should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Trampolines
Units: About 116,000
Manufacturer: Hedstrom Corp., of Bedford, Pa.
Hazard: Welds on the frame of these trampolines can break during use,
causing consumers to fall to the ground and suffer injuries.
Incidents/Injuries: Hedstrom had received about 700 reports of one or
more welds breaking from the trampoline frame rails during use,
resulting in 10 minor injuries.
Description: These are 12-foot, 13-foot, and 14-foot trampolines, which
were sold separately, and also banded together with safety enclosures.
They were sold under the brand names Hedstrom and NBF. The brand name is
written on the warning labels found on the products. The recalled
trampolines have model numbers 10136, 101366, 101442, 10146, 102369,
102949, 10321, 103217 or 10381. They also have four-digit date codes
ranging from 0403 through 2103 with the last two digits always being 03.
Model I.D. labels showing the model number and date code are located on
one of the frame rail legs on the trampoline.
Sold at: Department, toy, and discount stores nationwide between January
2003 and May 2003 for between $160 and $225 for the single trampolines,
and between $320 and $360 for the trampolines banded together with
safety enclosures.
Manufactured in: U.S.A.
Remedy: Firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should stop using and discard or destroy the product immediately to prevent injuries.