Pogo Sticks Recalled by Bravo Sports on 3/16/11

Just using a pogo stick can be a little tricky, but the use of one is even more difficult if the pogo stick itself breaks or comes apart. A recall of pogo sticks was announced on 3/16/11 by Bravo Sports because there is risk of serious injury when they are being used.

This recall involves about 169,000 pogo sticks that were manufactured in China and distributed by Bravo Sports, of Santa Fe Springs, California. They were sold at mass merchandisers nationwide and online by Web retailers from May 2010 through March 2011 for between $25 and $40.

The bottom of the pogo stick's frame tube can break or come apart and a pin holding the spring in place can break, posing laceration and fall hazards to consumers.

Bravo has received 123 reports of incidents involving the pogo sticks, including nine reports of injuries. Injuries include one report of a child who chipped a tooth and required stitches for a facial laceration, another child who chipped a tooth and one child who fell after the pogo stick broke and knocked out a tooth.

This recall involves the Rocket Stick Pogo, Pop Stick Pogo, Monster Stick Pogo and Twin Stick Pogo. They were sold in red, green and blue colors. Rocket, Pop, Monster or Twin are printed on the stem and on the foot pedals. Only pogo sticks with manufacturing date codes between 04/01/2010 - 046HE and 10/31/2010 - 046HE are included in the recall. The manufacturing date code is located on a white label underneath the foot pedal or on the stem of the pogo near the foot pedals.

To see photographs of the recalled pogo sticks, click here.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pogo sticks and contact Bravo to receive a full refund.

For additional information, contact Bravo toll-free at (877) 992-9905 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell them about it by visiting www.saferproducts.gov

The CPSC reminds consumers that it is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Bravo Sports' Recall Hotline: (877) 992-9905
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

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Source: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11172.html