The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.
About 7,600
Call First Team at (800) 649-3688 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Recall Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), First Team Inc., Hutchinson, Kan. is voluntarily recalling about 7,600 basketball hoops. The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.
Name of product: Basketball Hoops
Units: About 7,600
Manufacturer: First Team Inc., Hutchinson, Kan.
Hazard: The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.
Incidents/Injuries: First Team received one report of a backboard falling. No injuries were reported.
Description: This recall involves First Team Attack, Force, and Titan basketball hoops. The hoops have a spring-loaded E-Z crank, adjustable backboard that goes from 6-feet, 6-inches to 10-feet tall. "First Team" is written on the bottom left corner of the clear acrylic or tempered glass backboard. The heavy-duty basketball hoops are often professionally installed.
Sold through: Internet sales, distributors, and independent retail stores from January 1996 through August 2004 for between $1,000 and $1,800.
Manufactured in: U.S.A.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using their basketball hoops and contact First Team Customer Service to receive a free repair kit.
Contact: Call First Team at (800) 649-3688 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Consumers should stop using their basketball hoops and contact First Team Customer Service to receive a free repair kit.
First Team received one report of a backboard falling. No injuries were reported.
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