Solowave Recalls Home Playground Tube Slides with Port Holes Due to Laceration Hazard
CPSC recall 14049. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.
CPSC recall 14049 has the recall date 11 Dec 2013. The notice names the firm Solowave Design. The recall has about 10,800 units. The median CPSC recall of 2013 has 6,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Playground Equipment.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes. |
|---|---|
| Units | 10,800 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes, About 10,800 in the U.S. and 9,900 in Canada, Playground Equipment |
| Sold at | 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. |
| Manufacturer | Solowave Design Corp |
| Made in | Canada |
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- Hazard: Laceration
- Category: Playground Equipment
- CPSC recalls of 2013
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 10,800Median of 2013: 6,500
- CPSC recalls of 2013
- 290
- Recalls of 2013 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 2013 in the category Playground Equipment
- 0%
- Recalls on the register that name Solowave Design
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 14049The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 14049. https://recallregister.com/product/1570-solowave-recalls-home-playground-tube-slides-with-port-holes-due-to-la/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 14049 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 14049?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 14049?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 10,800 in the U.S. and 9,900 in Canada