Gym Sets Recalled by Creative Playthings
CPSC recall 80020. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulation
CPSC recall 80020 has the recall date 23 May 1980. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Playground Items.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Gym Sets Recalled by Creative Playthings NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Replacement ladder is no longer available. The Creative Playthings company that conducted the recall no longer exists. Please discard or destroy ladder. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued May 23, 1980; Last revised February 21, 2003 Release # 80-020 Creative Playthings Agrees To Recall 400,000 Potentially Hazardous Gym Sets WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 23) -- Approximately 400,000 "Indoor Gym Houses" are being recalled by their manufacturer, Creative Playthings, because they may pose a strangulation hazard to young children. Creative Playthings is a division of CBS, Inc., of New York, N.Y. The recall is being conducted voluntarily in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The gym houses consist of a hollow, masonite-and-wood box 30 inches in height which supports a two-step wooden ladder on one side and a short slide on the opposite side. The top of the box or "platform" serves as a bridge between the ladder and the slide and is protected on two sides by wooden railings. The product is intended for… |
| Product | Creative Playthings Indoor Gym House gym sets, Playground Items |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1980: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1980
- 22
- Recalls of 1980 with one of the same hazards
- 23%
- Recalls of 1980 in the category Playground Items
- 5%
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 80020The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 80020. https://recallregister.com/product/4007-gym-sets-recalled-by-creative-playthings/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- 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 80020 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 80020 has no incident or injury text.