CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Recall to Replace Toy and Youth Basketball Nets
Kids’ product recall 00-022. Announced by CPSC on Nov 17, 1999.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 17, 1999. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Children could strangle on loops or openings in nets that come unhooked from the rim or have knots that slide. If children put their heads into these openings, the net can get tangled around their necks.
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What should you do?
Consumers should remove and throw away nets that can unhook or have knots that slide. Manufacturers will send consumers new nets that securely attach to the rim and do not have sliding knots. The basketball set can be used without a net until the new net arrives. Consumers should not return the product to stores.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Franklin Sports: (800) 225-8647 x. 274 Huffy Sports: (800) 558-5234 or www.huffysports.com Lifetime Products (800) 242-3865 or www.lifetime.com
Which ones are recalled?
The basketball sets with nets that need to be replaced come in a variety of colors and include a nylon net and plastic or metal hoop attached to a plastic, youth-sized pole. The pole is set in a plastic base and adjusts from 3 to 6 feet high. Franklin Sports recalled basketball sets are called “Slam Dunk Youth Basketball Set.” Huffy Sports recalled basketball sets are called “Youth One-On-One.” Lifetime Products recalled basketball sets are called “Shoot Case.” The manufacturer’s name is on the backboard, base or hoop of each toy. The manufacturers will help consumers determine if the nets need to be replaced. Manufacturer Brand Quantity/Dates Sold Toll-Free Number/Web Address Franklin Sports Stoughton, Mass. Slam Dunk Youth Basketball Set 580,000 sold between 1996 and 1999 (800) 225-8647 x. 274 Huffy Sports Sussex, Wis. Youth One-On-One 180,000 sold between 1994 and 1999 (800) 558-5234 www.huffysports.com Lifetime Products Clearfield, Utah Shoot Case 140,000 sold between 1993 and 1997 (800) 242-3865 www.lifetime.com Basketball sets sold in stores today, by the participating manufacturers, have nets that are attached securely to the rim and are not involved in this recall. In addition, nets on full-sized portable or in-ground sets over 6 feet high are not recalled.
900,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Nets of Toy Basketball Sets.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 5 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Franklin Sports, Stoughton, Mass.
- Made by Huffy Sports, Sussex, Wis.
- Made by Lifetime Products, Clearfield, Utah.
- Toy, sporting goods, mass merchandise and discount department stores nationwide sold the basketball sets since 1993, for $13 to $40.
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Was anyone hurt?
Franklin Sports has received one report of a 3-year-old boy getting his head and neck caught in a basketball net. Huffy Sports and Lifetime Products have received no incident reports. No injuries have been reported. In December 1998, Fisher Price, Little Tikes, Ohio Art and Today’s Kids recalled 10.1 million toy basketball sets to replace their nets. This recall followed 20 reports of children under 5 getting their heads and necks caught in the nets, including the death of an 18-month-old child.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.