CPSC, First Team Inc.
Announce Recall of Basketball Hoops

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 14, 2004,The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturers named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Basketball Hoops

Units: About 7,600

Manufacturer: First Team Inc., Hutchinson, Kan.

Hazard: The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.

Incidents/Injuries: First Team received one report of a backboard falling. No injuries were reported.

Description: This recall involves First Team Attack, Force and Titan basketball hoops. The hoops have a spring-loaded E-Z crank, adjustable backboard that goes from 6-feet, 6-inches to 10-feet tall. "First Team" is written on the bottom left corner of the clear acrylic or tempered glass backboard. The heavy duty basketball hoops are often professionally installed.

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Sold through: Internet sales, distributors, and independent retail stores from January 1996 through August 2004 for between $1,000 and $1,800.

Manufactured in: U.S.A.

Remedy: Consumers should stop using their basketball hoops and contact First Team Customer Service to receive a free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: Call First Team at (800) 649-3688 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

View this recall online at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml05/05069.html

Release # 05-069
Firm's Hotline: (800) 649-3688
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

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