CPSC, NIKE Announce Recall of Men’s “Air Face Up” Basketball Shoes
Home product recall 99-014. Announced by CPSC on Nov 3, 1998.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 3, 1998. Copied from CPSC on Oct 22, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 350,000 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 basketball shoes have a small decorative metal rivet located on the outside of the shoe, that can bend and form a sharp edge.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these basketball shoes and should immediately return them to the store where purchased, to receive a substitute product or a store credit.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For more information about the recall, consumers should call NIKE at (800) 344-6453 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The NIKE Air Face Up men’s basketball shoes being recalled are model numbers 830080, 139358 and 630327. The model number is located on the label on the inside tongue of the shoe, above the UPC code. The shoe is a mid-cut men’s basketball shoe that comes in multiple color combinations. The shoe has a visible window, about 2 inches long, in the heel of the shoe. The words “NIKE AIR” are on the outside tongue of the shoe. The word “TEAM” is on the back of the shoe.
About 350,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
NIKE Air Face Up men’s basketball shoes.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 22, 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?
- Made by NIKE USA Inc., Beaverton, Ore.
- Major athletic shoe stores and department stores nationwide sold the NIKE Air Face Up basketball shoes, from June 1998 through October 1998, for about $85.
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Was anyone hurt?
NIKE has received about 35 reports of high school and college age basketball players receiving cuts to the lower legs, including two reports of players requiring stitches.
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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 22, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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