Hedstrom To Offer Glide Guard Kit For Gym Sets
CPSC recall 88101. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 88101 has the recall date 17 Nov 1988. The notice names the firm Craftsman. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration. CPSC gives the product type Swing Sets.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Hedstrom To Offer Glide Guard Kit For Gym Sets NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued November 17, 1988, Revised October 22, 2004 Release # 88-101 Note: Firm out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the products to prevent injuries. Hedstrom To Offer Glide Guard Kit For Gym Sets WASHINGTON, DC -In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Hedstrom Corporation, Bedford, Pennsylvania, voluntarily added a Glide Guard to selected gym set models that have a glide ride assembly. Between 1982 and July 31, 1988, Hedstrom sold approximately 370,00 gyms with glide ride assemblies which have 2-3/8 inch top bars. Hedstrom is aware of 12 incidents where the user has stood on the slide or cross bar, reached over to propel or stop the motion of the ride and has entrapped or pinched a portion of a finger in the bracket mechanism, resulting in severed fingertips or severe lacerations. The affected units have a model identification label located on the top bar. These model numbers are: Hedstrom Brand, model numbers 4-277, 4-377, 4-677, 4-777, 4-778,… |
| Product | Hedstrom gym set glide ride Glide Guards, Swing Sets |
| Manufacturer | Craftsman; Sears; Hedstrom |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1988: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1988
- 75
- Recalls of 1988 with one of the same hazards
- 13%
- Recalls of 1988 in the category Swing Sets
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Craftsman
- 4
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1996 | CPSC, Ryobi And Sears Announce Table Saw Switch Recall For Repair |
| 22 May 1989 | Firm To Provide Guard For String Trimmer |
| 21 Jul 1980 | Miter Saws Recalled by Sears |
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 88101. https://recallregister.com/product/4793-hedstrom-to-offer-glide-guard-kit-for-gym-sets/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 88101 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 88101 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Craftsman?
- 4 CPSC recalls on this register name Craftsman. This recall is 1 of them.