Academy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Crossbow Cocking Ropes Due to Laceration Hazard
USAcademy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Crossbow Cocking Ropes Due to Laceration Hazard
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The hooks attaching the cocking rope to the crossbow string can break and cause it to recoil, posing a laceration hazard.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves Game Winner® cocking ropes with model number FSGWAR3018 and UPC 400214726596. The cocking ropes help users get a better grip on the crossbow string and aid in pulling it back. They have an approximately 50-inch long black nylon rope, two black plastic hooks and two t-handles. The model and UPC numbers are located on the instruction card that comes with the product.
Affected Products
Game Winner® crossbow cocking ropes
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Academy-Sports--Outdoors-Recalls-Crossbow-Cocking-Ropes-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard |
| Title | Academy Sports + Outdoors Recalls Crossbow Cocking Ropes Due to Laceration Hazard |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PageFiles.137065.cocking%2520ropeLARGE.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Academy Sports Crossbow Cocking Rope |
| Hazards › Name | The hooks attaching the cocking rope to the crossbow string can break and cause it to recoil, posing a laceration hazard. |
| Injuries › Name | The company has received four reports of the hooks on the cocking ropes |
| Products › Name | Game Winner® crossbow cocking ropes |
| Products › Type | Archery |
| Products › Category I D | 68289 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 6,300 |
| Recall I D | 1284 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cocking ropes and return them to Academy for a full refund. |
| Importers › Name | Academy Sports + Outdoors, of Katy, Texas |
| Retailers › Name | Academy stores nationwide and on the company's website www.academy.com between June 2012 and October 2012 for about $10. |
| Recall Date | 2013-01-02T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves Game Winner® cocking ropes with model number FSGWAR3018 and UPC 400214726596. The cocking ropes help users get a better grip on the crossbow string and aid in pulling it back. They have an approximately 50-inch long black nylon rope, two black plastic hooks and two t-handles. The model and UPC numbers are located on the instruction card that comes with the product. |
| Product U P Cs › U P C | 400214726596 |
| Recall Number | 13086 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Refund |
| Consumer Contact | Academy Sports + Outdoors; toll-free at (888) 922-2336, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT on Sunday, or online at www.academy.com and click on Help + Support and Product Recall Info for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-01-13T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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