CPSCGeneral Alert
CPSC, Lifetime Products Inc. and Escalade Sports Announce Recall to Repair Porta...
Published: March 28, 2002Recall ID: 02129Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The basketball hoops may have a sharp protruding bolt on the players' side of the pole, that can cause serious leg or body lacerations to consumers, when the bolt is exposed.
Product Description & Identification
All Lifetime portable basketball system models, except the "Quick Court" are included in the recall. The Escalade Sports basketball hoop models included in the recall are the Harvard, The Big Easy, B3100, B3301, B3302, B3303, B3304, B3305, B3306, B3403, B3500, Spalding, The Big Easy B3402 and Apex B9995, Mini Court, Alley Court. These portable basketball hoops come unassembled with a flat plastic base that is weighted down by either sand or water that is added during assembly. The basketball poles are made of black metal. The brand names or model names may appear on the backboard, main pole or the flat plastic base of the basketball hoops.
Affected Products
Portable basketball hoops
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
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| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Lifetime-Products-Inc-and-Escalade-Sports-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Portable-Basketball-Hoops- |
| Title | CPSC, Lifetime Products Inc. and Escalade Sports Announce Recall to Repair Portable Basketball Hoops |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/lifetime-bball-hoop.jpg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Lifetime Products portable basketball hoop |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/escalade-bball-hoop.jpg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Escalade Sports portable basketball hoop |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/escalade-bball-hoop-2.jpg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Recalled Escalade Sports portable basketball hoop |
| Hazards › Name | The basketball hoops may have a sharp protruding bolt on the players' side of the pole, that can cause serious leg or body lacerations to consumers, when the bolt is exposed. |
| Injuries › Name | CPSC and Lifetime Products Inc. have received 27 reports of injuries and Escalade Sports has received one report of injury from the basketball hoop bolt. Injuries include scrapes, deep lacerations and bruises. Several consumers required stitches for their injuries. Players have been cut when they bump into the pole as they drive toward the basket. |
| Products › Name | Portable basketball hoops |
| Products › Type | Basketball |
| Products › Category I D | 1842 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 1.7 million Lifetime portable hoops, and about 16,000 Escalade portable hoops |
| Recall I D | 2117 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should stop using the basketball hoops immediately and contact Lifetime Products or Escalade Sports to receive free cap nuts to cover the bolts. Consumers should call and get a cap nut, regardless of whether their bolt protrudes or not. |
| Retailers › Name | Sporting goods, department and toy stores, including Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target and Toys R Us nationwide sold the Lifetime basketball hoops, between January 1994 and July 2000, and the Escalade Sports basketball hoops, between March 1994 and December 2001, for between $80 and $500. |
| Recall Date | 2002-03-28T00:00:00 |
| Description | All Lifetime portable basketball system models, except the "Quick Court" are included in the recall. The Escalade Sports basketball hoop models included in the recall are the Harvard, The Big Easy, B3100, B3301, B3302, B3303, B3304, B3305, B3306, B3403, B3500, Spalding, The Big Easy B3402 and Apex B9995, Mini Court, Alley Court. These portable basketball hoops come unassembled with a flat plastic base that is weighted down by either sand or water that is added during assembly. The basketball poles are made of black metal. The brand names or model names may appear on the backboard, main pole or the flat plastic base of the basketball hoops. |
| Recall Number | 02129 |
| Manufacturers › 1 › Name | Lifetime Products Inc., of Clearfield, Utah |
| Manufacturers › 2 › Name | Escalade Sports, of Evansville, Ind. |
| Consumer Contact | Consumers can contact Lifetime Products Inc. at (800) 225-3865 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT or 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Escalade Sports can be reached at (800) 467-1397 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. |
| Last Publish Date | 2025-09-04T00:00:00 |
Overview
- Recalling FirmLifetime Products Inc., of Clearfield, Utah, Escalade Sports, of Evansville, Ind.