CPSC, Lifetime Products Inc. and Escalade Sports Announce Recall to Repair Portable Basketball Hoops
CPSC recall 02129. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
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.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 02129 has the recall date 28 Mar 2002. The notice names the firm Lifetime Products. The recall has about 1,700,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2002 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Basketball.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Lifetime Products Inc. have received 27 reports of injuries and Escalade Sports has received one report of injury from the basketball hoop bolt. Injuries include scrapes, deep lacerations and bruises. Several consumers required stitches for their injuries. Players have been cut when they bump into the pole as they drive toward the basket. |
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| Units | 1,700,000 |
| Description | All Lifetime portable basketball system models, except the "Quick Court" are included in the recall. The Escalade Sports basketball hoop models included in the recall are the Harvard, The Big Easy, B3100, B3301, B3302, B3303, B3304, B3305, B3306, B3403, B3500, Spalding, The Big Easy B3402 and Apex B9995, Mini Court, Alley Court. These portable basketball hoops come unassembled with a flat plastic base that is weighted down by either sand or water that is added during assembly. The basketball poles are made of black metal. The brand names or model names may appear on the backboard, main pole or the flat plastic base of the basketball hoops. |
| Product | Portable basketball hoops, About 1.7 million Lifetime portable hoops, and about 16,000 Escalade portable hoops, Basketball |
| Sold at | 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. |
| Manufacturer | Lifetime Products Inc; Escalade Sports |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,700,000Median of 2002: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2002
- 256
- Recalls of 2002 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls of 2002 in the category Basketball
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Lifetime Products
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1997 | ProCourt Basketball Systems by Lifetime Products |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 02129The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02129. https://recallregister.com/product/2117-cpsc-lifetime-products-inc-and-escalade-sports-announce-recall-to-repa/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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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 02129 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Lifetime Products Inc. have received 27 reports of injuries and Escalade Sports has received one report of injury from the basketball hoop bolt. Injuries include scrapes, deep lacerations and bruises. Several consumers required stitches for their injuries. Players have been cut when they bump into the pole as they drive toward the basket.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02129?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1.7 million Lifetime portable hoops, and about 16,000 Escalade portable hoops
- How many CPSC recalls name Lifetime Products?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name Lifetime Products. This recall is 1 of them.