National Sporting Goods Announce Recall of Speed Skates
Home product recall 02-551. Announced by CPSC on Aug 7, 2002.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 7, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 3,600 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The wheel and axle assemble may break off during skating, resulting in injury to the skater.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the skates immediately and return them to the nearest JCPenney catalog desk for a free replacement.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers may call the JCPenney customer service at (888) 333- 6063, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day or visit the website at www.jcpenney.com. Consumers may also contact National Sporting Goods customer service at (800) 242-7476 or via e-mail at skater@chicagoskates.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled skates are model numbers 809-0205 and 809-0256, black or white, with the word “Bullet” written on the side. They were manufactured in China.
About 3,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Bullet Speed Skates.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by National Sporting Goods Corporation, Passaic, N.J.
- The skates were sold through the JCPenney web site and its Christmas and Spring/Summer catalogs between November 2001 and February 2002.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
National Sporting Goods and JCPenney have received one report of a twisted ankle and several reports of wheels breaking off.
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.