Sportspower Expands Trampoline Recall Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart

Manufacturer: Sportspower Ltd.

Product: Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampolines

Hazard: The enclosure netting surrounding these trampolines can break, allowing children to fall through the netting and be injured.

Injuries: Sportspower has received an additional nine reports of the enclosure netting breaking since the May 2012 recall. There have been five reports of injuries including broken bones, back and neck injuries and contusions.

Description: This recall is an expansion of the May 2012 recall of brown tetlon netting to now include black tetlon netting. This involves Sportspower BouncePro 14' Trampolines with model TR-1686-TPR. UPC code 687064045552 or 687064042100 is printed on the product’s box. ‘Sportspower BouncePro 14’ is printed on a plate on the leg of the trampoline frame. The trampolines are surrounded by enclosure netting on the perimeter of the trampoline measuring about 6 feet high. The netting is designed to contain individuals bouncing on the trampoline.

Remedy: Replace

Sold At: Walmart stores nationwide from February 2009 through March 2011 for about $300.

Units: About 120,000

Consumer Contact: Sportspower; toll-free at (888) 965-0565, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.sportspowerltd.net and click on ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­“Recall Information” at the bottom of the page for more information, or email the firm at customerservice@sportspowerltd.net

Company Website: www.sportspowerltd.net

CPSC Recall Notice: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Sportspower-Expands-Trampoline/