Spalding® Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goals Recalled by Russell Brands Due to Impact Injury Hazard
USSpalding® Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goals Recalled by Russell Brands Due to Impact Injury Hazard
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Welds in the arm attaching the backboard to the pole can fail and cause the backboard to fall, posing an impact injury hazard to consumers.
Product Description & Identification
This recall involves Spalding Momentous EZ Assembly Portable Basketball Goals. The goals have a 50-inch or 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with a visible "H-frame" providing support behind the backboard, or a 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with aluminum trim, but no H-frame. All backboard styles are attached to a black metal pole with a black metal arm. "Spalding" is printed on the front of the black base and "6E" is molded on the back. The numbers 1010, 1011 or 1012 are printed to the right of the CAUTION statement on the front of the backboard.
Affected Products
Spalding Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goals
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Spalding-Momentous-EZ-Portable-Basketball-Goals-Recalled-by-Russell-Brands-Due-to-Impact-Injury-Hazard |
| Title | Spalding® Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goals Recalled by Russell Brands Due to Impact Injury Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/p1_14.png |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Spalding Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goal |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/p2_11.png |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Recalled Spalding Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goal |
| Hazards › Name | Welds in the arm attaching the backboard to the pole can fail and cause the backboard to fall, posing an impact injury hazard to consumers. |
| Injuries › Name | The firm has received 26 reports of weld failures including three backboards separating from the pole. One injury involving the backboard hitting a consumer on the shoulder/upper torso and one injury hitting a consumer on the head has been reported. |
| Products › Name | Spalding Momentous EZ Portable Basketball Goals |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 13,400 (In addition, about 62 were sold in Canada) |
| Recall I D | 9396 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately stop using the portable basketball goals and contact Spalding to arrange for a technician to remove the original arm and install a new arm on the goal system. Spalding is contacting all known purchasers. |
| Importers › Name | Russell Brands LLC, of Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Retailers › Name | Academy and Scheels stores nationwide and online at Spalding.com and Amazon.com from May 2021 through April 2022 for about between $400 and $600. |
| Recall Date | 2022-09-22T00:00:00 |
| Description | This recall involves Spalding Momentous EZ Assembly Portable Basketball Goals. The goals have a 50-inch or 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with a visible "H-frame" providing support behind the backboard, or a 54-inch acrylic clear backboard with aluminum trim, but no H-frame. All backboard styles are attached to a black metal pole with a black metal arm. "Spalding" is printed on the front of the black base and "6E" is molded on the back. The numbers 1010, 1011 or 1012 are printed to the right of the CAUTION statement on the front of the backboard. |
| Recall Number | 22227 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Repair |
| Inconjunctions › U R L | https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/spalding-momentous-ez-portable-basketball-goal-recalled-due-impact-hazard |
| Consumer Contact | Spalding at 800-558-5234 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday, on Friday from 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. CT, or online at www.spalding.com/recall.html or www.spalding.com and click on Recall at the bottom of the home page under SUPPORT for more information. |
| Last Publish Date | 2022-09-22T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |
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