CPSCGeneral Alert
Soft Play Recalls Spider Climb Playground Climbers Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Al...
Published: October 18, 2019Recall ID: 20704Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The climbing level platforms were designed too far apart, posing a fall hazard to children who can fall climbing from one level to the next.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involved Spider Climb enclosed vertical rope and plastic platform playground climbers installed in approximately 200 McDonald's Restaurant Play Places. The climbers are designed with plastic platforms, ropes, cables and chains for children to scale inside a multi-level enclosed tower assembly.
Affected Products
Spider Climb playground climbers
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Soft-Play-Recalls-Spider-Climb-Playground-Climbers-Due-to-Fall-Hazard-Recall-Alert |
| Title | Soft Play Recalls Spider Climb Playground Climbers Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert) |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/1635_1.jpeg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Spider Climb vertical playground climber with multi-level platforms |
| Hazards › Name | The climbing level platforms were designed too far apart, posing a fall hazard to children who can fall climbing from one level to the next. |
| Injuries › Name | There have been 37 incidents resulting in 34 reports of injuries. |
| Products › Name | Spider Climb playground climbers |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 200 |
| Recall I D | 8685 |
| Remedies › Name | Soft Play has contacted all purchasers directly and installed all additional platforms free of charge to reduce the distance between platforms. |
| Retailers › Name | Exclusively to and installed at about 200 McDonald's Restaurant Play Places nationwide from February 2016 through October 2018 for about $350. |
| Recall Date | 2019-10-18T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involved Spider Climb enclosed vertical rope and plastic platform playground climbers installed in approximately 200 McDonald's Restaurant Play Places. The climbers are designed with plastic platforms, ropes, cables and chains for children to scale inside a multi-level enclosed tower assembly. |
| Recall Number | 20704 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Soft Play LLC, of Huntersville, N.C. |
| Remedy Options › Option | Repair |
| Consumer Contact | Soft Play collect at 704-948-3442 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.softplay.com and click on “Recall Alert” for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2019-10-18T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | United States |