Browning Recalls Junior Hoodie Due to Strangulation and Entrapment Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Academy Sports+Outdoors
Kids’ product recall 14-067. Announced by CPSC on Dec 19, 2013.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 19, 2013. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Refund or Repair what’s offered
- About 4,300 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 hooded sweatshirts have drawstrings around the neck area that pose a strangulation or an entanglement hazard to young children.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the hooded sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to Browning for a full refund.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund or repair.
- How to reach the firm: Browning at (800) 727-4312 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, online at www.browning.com and click on Recall at the top of the page, or email at browninghoodie@browning.com for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall includes hooded Buckmark junior sweatshirts in sizes S, M, L and XL. The sweatshirts are made of polyester fabric. The camouflaged print pullover sweatshirt comes with black drawstrings and has a yellow embroidered Buckmark logo located on the front of the garment. There are pockets located near the waist. The sweatshirt has a hood, and rib knit cuffs and waist. The affected SKU’s included in the recall are: Size SKU S 3011332001 M 3011332002 L 3011332003 XL 3011332004 The SKU number is printed on a tag located behind the main label on the back of the collar.
About 4,300 units, as CPSC gives them.
Browning Youth Buckmark Junior Hoodie Sweatshirts.
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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?
- Imported by Browning, Morgan, Utah.
- Academy Sports + Outdoors stores and online at www.academy.com from August 2012 through October 2013 for about $28.
- Made in Bangladesh, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
None 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.