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CPSCCPSC · Consumer products·Recall number 02129

Portable basketball hoops

Published September 4, 2025 · Recall initiated: March 28, 2002

What's the hazard

The basketball hoops may have a sharp protruding bolt on the players' side of the pole, that can cause serious leg or body lacerations to consumers, when the bolt is exposed.

What to do

Consumers should stop using the basketball hoops immediately and contact Lifetime Products or Escalade Sports to receive free cap nuts to cover the bolts. Consumers should call and get a cap nut, regardless of whether their bolt protrudes or not.

Recall details

Brand
Lifetime Products Inc., of Clearfield, Utah
Manufacturer
Lifetime Products Inc., of Clearfield, Utah
Distributor
Sporting goods, department and toy stores, including Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target and Toys R Us nationwide sold the Lifetime basketball hoops, between January 1994 and July 2000, and the Escalade Sports basketball hoops, between March 1994 and December 2001, for between $80 and $500.
Country
US
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