Tennis Net Tighteners Warning
CPSC recall 83010. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 83010 has the recall date 9 Mar 1983. The notice names the firm Jiffy A-4. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration.
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| Description | Tennis Net Tighteners Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 1983 Release # 83-010 CPSC Warns Of Tennis Net Tightener Danger WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission today issued an alert to warn consumers of the risk of injury especially to small children associated with the M.R. Lane Jiffy A-4 Tennis Net Tightener. The Commission is aware of 18 injuries and one fatality which occurred when an 11-year-old girl was struck on the neck while adjusting the lever. The other incidents include facial and mouth injuries. The product is a tennis net tightening device made of iron. The device moves up and down the net post on a track bolted to the post. The lever increases or decreases the tension in the net and can spring forward with some force when released. A person can be seriously injured if struck by the lever. The brand name "Jiffy A-4" appears on the hook part of the device. The company manufactured approximately 50,000 units from 1929 until 1978. In 1978, the company issued cautionary labels and a safety pin was added to prevent small children… |
| Product | M.R. Lane A-4 Tennis Net Tensioning Devices |
| Product | M.R. Lane Jiffy A-4 Tennis Net Tightener, Sports Equipment & Accessories |
| Manufacturer | Jiffy A-4 |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1983: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1983
- 23
- Recalls of 1983 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls on the register that name Jiffy A-4
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 83010. https://recallregister.com/product/4323-tennis-net-tighteners-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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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 83010 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 83010 has no incident or injury text.