CPSC, Huffy Sports Company Announce Recall to Repair Portable Basketball Hoops
CPSC recall 02247. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The basketball hoops can have a sharp protruding bolt on the player's side of the pole, that can cause serious leg or body lacerations to consumers. Basketball players can be cut when they collide with the pole, as they drive toward the basket or when they fall or are pushed into the pole.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should examine their units immediately. If there is a protruding bolt in the area of play, contact Huffy Sports to receive free bolt covers.
CPSC recall 02247 has the recall date 9 Sep 2002. The notice names the firm Huffy Sports. The recall has about 70,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2002 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Basketball.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Huffy Sports have received 11 reports of injuries from protruding bolts that include scrapes and lacerations. Ten consumers required stitches for their injuries. |
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| Units | 70,000 |
| Description | These are portable, vertically mounted Huffy-brand basketball systems that come unassembled with a plastic base, that is weighted down by either sand or water, that is added during assembly. The basketball poles are painted black and the Huffy brand name appears on the backboard, main pole, or plastic base. The protruding bolt on the player side of the pole is located about 20 inches from the ground. |
| Product | Portable Basketball Hoops, About 70,000, Basketball |
| Sold at | Sporting goods, department and toy stores sold the Huffy-brand portable basketball systems, from November 2001 through May 2002, for between $100 and $200. |
| Importer | Huffy Sports Company |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 70,000Median of 2002: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2002
- 256
- Recalls of 2002 with one of the same hazards
- 20%
- Recalls of 2002 in the category Basketball
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Huffy Sports
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 02247The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02247. https://recallregister.com/product/2215-cpsc-huffy-sports-company-announce-recall-to-repair-portable-basketbal/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02247 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Huffy Sports have received 11 reports of injuries from protruding bolts that include scrapes and lacerations. Ten consumers required stitches for their injuries.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Sporting goods, department and toy stores sold the Huffy-brand portable basketball systems, from November 2001 through May 2002, for between $100 and $200.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02247?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 70,000