Goalsetter Recalls Wall-Mounted Basketball Goals Due to Serious Impact Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Fatality Reported
CPSC recall 23027. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground posing a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the recalled wall-mounted basketball goals immediately and contact Goalsetter for free removal of the basketball goal with a full refund or a free inspection of the installed wall-mounted basketball goal and free installation of an additional safety bracket.
CPSC recall 23027 has the recall date 27 Oct 2022. The notice names the firm Goalsetter Systems. The recall has about 18,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2022 has 5,400 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Fall.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | A 14-year-old boy was killed when the recalled Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal fell on him in Granger, Indiana in June 2018. Goalsetter has received four reports of incidents of the wall-mounted basketball goal detaching from a wall, including the boy's death. In one of the other incidents a consumer sustained severe facial injuries, and in another incident a consumer sustained a fractured leg. |
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| Units | 18,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund, Repair |
| Description | This recall involves all Goalsetter Adjustable and Fixed Wall Mount Series and GS Baseline Series 72-inch, 60-inch, 54-inch, and 48-inch wall-mounted goal systems. The basketball goals have a white Goalsetter logo (a white basketball to the left of the word "Goalsetter" printed in the lower left corner of the backboard). |
| Product | Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals, About 18,000 |
| Sold at | SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com, www.dickssportinggoods.com, www.walmart.com, www.competitiveedgeproducts.com and www.target.com from November 1999 through June 2022 for between $919 and $2,250. |
| Manufacturer | Goalsetter Systems Inc |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 18,000Median of 2022: 5,400
- CPSC recalls of 2022
- 292
- Recalls of 2022 with one of the same hazards
- 17%
- Recalls on the register that name Goalsetter Systems
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 23027The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 23027. https://recallregister.com/product/9435-goalsetter-recalls-wall-mounted-basketball-goals-due-to-serious-impact/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- 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 23027 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
A 14-year-old boy was killed when the recalled Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal fell on him in Granger, Indiana in June 2018. Goalsetter has received four reports of incidents of the wall-mounted basketball goal detaching from a wall, including the boy's death. In one of the other incidents a consumer sustained severe facial injuries, and in another incident a consumer sustained a fractured leg.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com, www.dickssportinggoods.com, www.walmart.com, www.competitiveedgeproducts.com and www.target.com from November 1999 through June 2022 for between $919 and $2,250.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 23027?
- CPSC lists 2 remedy options:
Refund, Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 23027?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 18,000