Sure-Pik Bowling Ball Returns Recall/Repair by AMF Bowling Products
CPSC recall 98144. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Entrapment
CPSC recall 98144 has the recall date 20 Jul 1998. The notice names the firm AMF. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Entrapment. CPSC gives the product type Bowling.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Sure-Pik Bowling Ball Returns Recall/Repair by AMF Bowling Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 1998 Release # 98-144 Company Phone Number: (800) 342-5263 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 CPSC, AMF Bowling Products Announce Recall to Repair or Replace Bowling Ball Returns WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), AMF Bowling Products of Mechanicsville, Va., is announcing a program to repair or replace Sure-Pik bowling ball returns. Consumers' fingers can become entrapped and injured in the ball return's belt. CPSC and AMF have received 14 reports of children's fingers becoming entrapped in these ball returns. Injuries range from bruises and lacerations, to partial amputations and fractures. Sure-Pik ball returns were manufactured by AMF Inc. between 1973 and 1980 and are in approximately 238 bowling establishments, including military installations, nationwide. Sure-Pik is written on the side of the ball returns. For AMF-owned establishments, AMF will install… |
| Product | Bowling |
| Product | Sure-Pik bowling ball returns |
| Manufacturer | AMF; Sure-Pik |
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- Hazard: Entrapment
- Category: Bowling
- CPSC recalls of 1998
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
- 8%
- Recalls of 1998 in the category Bowling
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name AMF
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 6 Nov 1978 | Smoke Detectors Recalled by BRK Electronics |
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- CPSC recall notice 98144The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98144. https://recallregister.com/product/6184-sure-pik-bowling-ball-returns-recall-repair-by-amf-bowling-products/. 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 98144 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 98144 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name AMF?
- 2 CPSC recalls on this register name AMF. This recall is 1 of them.