CPSC, Hasbro Inc. Announce Recall of NERF® Big Play Football™
CPSC recall 04074. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The football contains a hard plastic interior frame that can pose a risk of facial cuts if a child is hit during play.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using this football immediately and return it to the company for a replacement NERF product of equal value. Hasbro will provide consumers with a postage-prepaid label to return the product.
CPSC recall 04074 has the recall date 30 Jan 2004. The notice names the firm Hasbro. The recall has about 294,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2004 has 13,500 units. CPSC gives the product type Toy Balls.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
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 | There have been nine reports of facial injuries, including eight requiring stitches or medical attention. |
|---|---|
| Units | 294,000 |
| Description | The NERF® Big Play Football™ is a red and silver NERF football with a silver flip-open top that reveals an erasable writing pad to plan football plays on, in the center of the ball. The NERF name, an NFL logo and a large black "X" are on the silver region of the football. Mike Vick's signature in red also is written on the football, and his photo is on the packaging. |
| Product | NERF® Big Play Football™, About 294,000, Toy Balls |
| Sold at | Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys stores and other toy retailers nationwide, from August 2003 to January 2004, for about $10. |
| Manufacturer | Hasbro Inc |
| Made in | China |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 294,000Median of 2004: 13,500
- CPSC recalls of 2004
- 278
- Recalls of 2004 with one of the same hazards
- 15%
- Recalls of 2004 in the category Toy Balls
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Hasbro
- 11
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 04074The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 04074. https://recallregister.com/product/2564-cpsc-hasbro-inc-announce-recall-of-nerf-big-play-football/. 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
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 04074 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
There have been nine reports of facial injuries, including eight requiring stitches or medical attention.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Target, KB Toys stores and other toy retailers nationwide, from August 2003 to January 2004, for about $10.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 04074?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 294,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China