Glide Rides Recalled by Hedstrom

CPSC recall 98052. Recall date: 5 Jan 1998.

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Fall

CPSC recall 98052 has the recall date 5 Jan 1998. The notice names the firm Kmart. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Fall. CPSC gives the product type Swing Sets.

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CPSC recall 98052: incidents, units, products and firms
Units	The CPSC record gives no number
Description	Glide Rides Recalled by Hedstrom NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued January 5, 1998, Revised October 22, 2004 Release # 98-052 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 Note: Firm out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the products to prevent injuries. CPSC, Hedstrom Announce Recall of Glide Rides WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hedstrom Corp. of Bedford, Pa., recalled about 1.5 million Glide Rides, sold with backyard gym sets, for in-home repair. The Glide Ride's "J-bolt" assembly can break, causing children to fall or drop to the ground and be injured. Hedstrom had received 17 reports of children falling or dropping to the ground when the "J-bolt" broke, resulting in scrapes, bumps, bruises and one reported bone fracture. Hedstrom backyard gym sets with Glide Rides involved in this recall were manufactured from November 1992 through October 1996 and involve over 220 models. The model number and manufacture date are located on the Glide Ride's…
Product	Hedstrom backyard gym set Glide Rides, Swing Sets
Manufacturer	Kmart; Wal-Mart; Toys R Us; Hedstrom

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The recall in context

Units in this recall: not givenMedian of 1998: 65,000
CPSC recalls of 1998: 133
Recalls of 1998 with one of the same hazards: 10%
Recalls of 1998 in the category Swing Sets: 2%
Recalls on the register that name Kmart: 32

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98052. https://recallregister.com/product/6118-glide-rides-recalled-by-hedstrom/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: 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 98052 report injuries?: The CPSC record of recall 98052 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name Kmart?: 32 CPSC recalls on this register name Kmart. This recall is 1 of them.