CPSC, Come Play Products Announce Basketball Net Recall
CPSC recall 96039. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Strangulation
CPSC recall 96039 has the recall date 13 Dec 1995. The notice names the firm KB Toys. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Strangulation. CPSC gives the product type Toy Sports.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | December 13, 1995 Release # 96-039 WASHINGTON, D.C.- CPSC Come Play Products Company of Worcester, Mass., is announcing a recall of approximately 70,000 white nets included in its Junior Pro Basketball Sets, model 2800, sold in 1992 and 1993. If the basketball set's adjustable post is placed upside down, contrary to the instructions, a child under three can become entangled in the net and strangle.CPSC is aware of one incident in which a child under three years old became entangled in the net and nearly strangled.The Model 2800 Jr. Pro Basketball Set includes a black plastic base, black cardboard back board that reads "HOOP SHOT," and a white mesh net with a yellow plastic rim. The set's silver cardboard pole can be adjusted to stand up to 5.25 feet high. Kay Bee Toy and Hobby Shops sold the Jr. Pro Basketball Set nationwide between October 1992 and May 1993 for about $9.99. The toy basketball sets came unassembled in a box labeled in part, "COME PLAY ... JR. PRO BASKETBALL SET ... FOR AGES 3 UP." Since May 1993, Come Play distributed only pink nets with smaller holes which do not pose a strangulation hazard. These pink nets are not subject to this recall. This recall involves… |
| Product | Come Play Junior Pro Basketball Set nets, Toy Sports |
| Manufacturer | KB Toys |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1995: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1995
- 128
- Recalls of 1995 with one of the same hazards
- 3%
- Recalls of 1995 in the category Toy Sports
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name KB Toys
- 6
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 96039. https://recallregister.com/product/5735-cpsc-come-play-products-announce-basketball-net-recall/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
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- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 96039 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 96039 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name KB Toys?
- 6 CPSC recalls on this register name KB Toys. This recall is 1 of them.