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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