CPSCGeneral Alert
Goalsetter Recalls Wall-Mounted Basketball Goals Due to Serious Impact Injury Ha...
Published: October 27, 2022Recall ID: 23027Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground posing a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves all Goalsetter Adjustable and Fixed Wall Mount Series and GS Baseline Series 72-inch, 60-inch, 54-inch, and 48-inch wall-mounted goal systems. The basketball goals have a white Goalsetter logo (a white basketball to the left of the word "Goalsetter" printed in the lower left corner of the backboard).
Affected Products
Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/Goalsetter-Recalls-Wall-Mounted-Basketball-Goals-Due-to-Serious-Impact-Injury-Hazard-and-Risk-of-Death-One-Fatality-Reported |
| Title | Goalsetter Recalls Wall-Mounted Basketball Goals Due to Serious Impact Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Fatality Reported |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/1-85044.png |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Wall Mount Series Adjustable Height Goalsetter 48-inch goal |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/2-85058.png |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Wall Mount Series Adjustable and Fixed Height Goalsetter 72-inch, 60-inch, and 54-inch goals |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/3-85113.png |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Recalled Wall-Mounted Goalsetter GS Baseline Series 72-inch, 60-inch, and 54-inch goals |
| Hazards › Name | The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground posing a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death. |
| Injuries › Name | A 14-year-old boy was killed when the recalled Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal fell on him in Granger, Indiana in June 2018. Goalsetter has received four reports of incidents of the wall-mounted basketball goal detaching from a wall, including the boy's death. In one of the other incidents a consumer sustained severe facial injuries, and in another incident a consumer sustained a fractured leg. |
| Products › Name | Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 18,000 |
| Recall I D | 9435 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should stop using the recalled wall-mounted basketball goals immediately and contact Goalsetter for free removal of the basketball goal with a full refund or a free inspection of the installed wall-mounted basketball goal and free installation of an additional safety bracket. |
| Retailers › Name | SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com, www.dickssportinggoods.com, www.walmart.com, www.competitiveedgeproducts.com and www.target.com from November 1999 through June 2022 for between $919 and $2,250. |
| Recall Date | 2022-10-27T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves all Goalsetter Adjustable and Fixed Wall Mount Series and GS Baseline Series 72-inch, 60-inch, 54-inch, and 48-inch wall-mounted goal systems. The basketball goals have a white Goalsetter logo (a white basketball to the left of the word "Goalsetter" printed in the lower left corner of the backboard). |
| Recall Number | 23027 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Goalsetter Systems Inc., of Evansville, Indiana |
| Remedy Options › 1 › Option | Refund |
| Remedy Options › 2 › Option | Repair |
| Consumer Contact | Goalsetter toll-free at 855-951-7460 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://www.goalsetter.com/pages/basketball-wall-mount-recall or https://www.goalsetter.com and click on "SAFETY & RECALL" at the top of the page for more information. Goalsetter is contacting all known purchasers directly. |
| Last Publish Date | 2022-10-27T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | United States |