Dotline Pool Ladder Step Replacement by Mengo
CPSC recall 87038. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 87038 has the recall date 7 Jul 1987. The notice names the firm Mengo Industries. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Swimming Pool Items.
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| Description | Dotline Pool Ladder Step Replacement by Mengo NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 1987 Release # 87-038 POOL LADDER STEP SAFETY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Mengo Industries, Inc., announced a voluntary replacement program for the plastic steps used on some of its swimming pool ladders sold under the DOTLINE brand between 1976 and 1982 because the steps on those ladders may break during use. These removable ladders are used for home above ground pools. Involved are about 80,000 DOTLINE models SPL-4, SBL-4, and SPL-4000. The model number may be found on the assembly instruction sheet accompanying the ladder. Beginning in 1978, the year of manufacture is designated by a series of numbers located on the bottom of each step near the l-1/2 inch hole which accommodates the ladder side rail. The last two digits indicate the year of manufacture. There have been 9 reported incidents of steps breaking during use and some consumers have claimed resulting laceration and sprain-type injuries. The steps have a… |
| Product | Swimming Pool Items |
| Product | Dotline swimming pool ladder plastic steps, Ladders & Accessories |
| Manufacturer | Mengo Industries; Dotline |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1987: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1987
- 49
- Recalls of 1987 with one of the same hazards
- 20%
- Recalls of 1987 in the category Swimming Pool Items
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Mengo Industries
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 87038. https://recallregister.com/product/4702-dotline-pool-ladder-step-replacement-by-mengo/. 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 87038 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 87038 has no incident or injury text.