RECALL: Hedstrom Trampolines

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http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03168.html

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2003
Release # 03-168 Company Phone Number: (800) 706-7063
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Hedstrom Corp. Announce Recall of Trampolines

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces
the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless
otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Trampolines

Units: About 116,000

Manufacturer: Hedstrom Corp., of Bedford, Pa.

Hazard: Welds on the frame of these trampolines can break during use,
causing consumers to fall to the ground and suffer injuries.

Incidents/Injuries: Hedstrom has received about 700 reports of one or
more welds breaking from the trampoline frame rails during use,
resulting in 10 minor injuries.

Description: These are 12-foot, 13-foot, and 14-foot trampolines, which
were sold separately, and also banded together with safety enclosures.
They were sold under the brand names Hedstrom and NBF. The brand name is
written on the warning labels found on the products. The recalled
trampolines have model numbers 10136, 101366, 101442, 10146, 102369,
102949, 10321, 103217 or 10381. They also have four-digit date codes
ranging from 0403 through 2103 with the last two digits always being 03.
Model I.D. labels showing the model number and date code are located on
one of the frame rail legs on the trampoline.

Sold at: Department, toy, and discount stores nationwide between January
2003 and May 2003 for between $160 and $225 for the single trampolines,
and between $320 and $360 for the trampolines banded together with
safety enclosures.

Manufactured in: U.S.A.

Remedy: Hedstrom is providing consumers with a free, in-home repair kit.
Consumer Contact: Call Hedstrom at (800) 841-4351 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the company's Web site at
www.hedstrom.com and click on Customer Service.

Consumer Contact: Call Hedstrom at (800) 841-4351 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the company's Web site at
www.hedstrom.com and click on Customer Service.

Media Contact: Fred Rieber at (800) 934-3949, Ext.1426.

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