CPSC recall 14-049, announced December 11, 2013, covers Solowave Design Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes (about 10,800 units). The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children. The notice cites 23 incident reports. Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows. Recall contact: call (866) 678-0376, or go to www.solowavedesign.com.
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Which products are included?
This recall involves Solowave Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes. The slides are green, six or seven feet long and have three or five port hole-style plastic windows in the sides. The slides were sold with Solowave's Centennial, Centennial II, Lexington, Rocky Mountain Deluxe and Sheridan play systems and were also sold separately. Solowave Design is stamped on the outside of the slides near the middle of each tube slide section.
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.
Incidents and injuries
Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes.
Official remedy
Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Solowave Design
- Manufacturer
- Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y.
- Product type
- Playgrounds & swing sets
- Recall number
- 14-049
- Units
- About 10,800 in the U.S. and 9,900 in Canada
- Manufactured in
- Canada
- Sold at / sales period
- Toys R Us and other stores nationwide, and online at toysrus.com from February 2008 through August 2013 for between $1,300 and $1,800 as part of a play system, or between $275 and $370 for the slide only.
Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes
CPSC product type: Playground Equipment
Recall contact information
Solowave toll-free at (866) 678-0376 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.solowavedesign.com and click on Important Safety Notice for more information.
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