CPSC, Toy Manufacturers Announce Recall to Replace Toy Basketball Nets
The toy basketball sets with nets that need to be replaced come in a variety of colors and include a nylon net and plastic hoop attached to a plastic pole. The pole is set in a plastic base and adjusts from 3.5 to 6 feet high. The manufacturer's name and model are located on the backboard or base of each toy. The manufacturers will help consumers determine if the nets need to be replaced. Manufacturer Quantity/Dates Sold Toll-Free Number/ Web Address Ohio Art Bryan, Ohio 4.2 million sold between 1976 and 1997 (800) 641-6226 www.world-of-toys.com Little Tikes Hudson, Ohio 3 million sold between 1993 and 1998 (800) 321-0183 www.littletikes.com Today's Kids 1.7 million sold between 1986 and 1997 Firm out of business. Fisher-Price East Aurora, N.Y. 1.2 million sold between 1988 and 1996 (800) 432-5437 www.fisher-price.com
- Published by source
- 1998-12-22
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-11-05
- Last verified
- 2026-11-05
Affected
- Manufacturer
- Ohio Art
- Products
- Nets of Toy Basketball Sets
Whether your exact unit is affected depends on the model, serial number and region in the official notice.
What the official notice says
Risk: Children could strangle on loops or openings in the nets that come unhooked from the rim, or have knots that slide. If children put their heads into these openings, the net can get tangled around their necks.
Remedy / actions:
- Consumers should remove and throw away nets that can unhook or have knots that slide, and call the manufacturer. However, one of the manufacturers, Today's Kids, is out of business and a replacement part is no longer available, so either that set should either be used without the net, or that set should be discarded or destroyed. Consumers should have the manufacturer's name and model on hand before calling the other manufacturers, who will send consumers new nets that securely attach to the rim, and do not have sliding knots. The basketball set can be used without a net until the new net arrives. Consumers should not return the product to retailers.
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Sources
- U.S. CPSC Recalls Tier A · official published 1998-12-22
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