CPSC, First Team Inc. Announce Recall of Basketball Hoops
Home product recall 05-069. Announced by CPSC on Dec 14, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 14, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 7,600 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The bolt attaching the arm to the vertical post can break, causing the backboard to fall and injure someone standing below.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using their basketball hoops and contact First Team Customer Service to receive a free repair kit.
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- How to reach the firm: Call First Team at (800) 649-3688 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
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.
About 7,600 units, as CPSC gives them.
Basketball Hoops.
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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?
- Made by First Team Inc., Hutchinson, Kan..
- Internet sales, distributors, and independent retail stores from January 1996 through August 2004 for between $1,000 and $1,800.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
First Team received one report of a backboard falling. No injuries were reported.
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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.