Little Tikes Commercial / PlayPowerLT Farmington slides or sliding boards

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 10, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Sep 10, 2012the latest report was made
Sep 10, 2012the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Little Tikes Commercial / PlayPowerLT Farmington
Maker: PlayPower LT Farmington, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Slides or sliding boardsCPSC’s product type: Slides or Sliding Boards (code 1242), in Sports and Recreation: Playground Equipment

By month

1 report from October 2011 to September 2012; the most in September 2012, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
September 2012	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

Emergency room
Made Sep 10, 2012, sent to the company Sep 17, 2012, published by CPSC Oct 8, 2012

The product, in the report: curved slalom slide with no sides. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12109.html

My 4-year-old son fell off of a slide at his school playground. It was a curved slalom-type slide (with no sides). He now has multiple fractures in his tibia and is in a cast for at least 9 weeks. I see that a similar slide has been recalled, but I don’t see anything for this one, made by Little Tikes Commercial (PlayPowerLT).
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12109.html
If one brand has been recalled, I would think others with the same product should also be recalled.

Model
curved slalom slide
Where
Mound, Minnesota: School
Who was involved
Age 4, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Little Tikes Commercial / PlayPowerLT Farmington, made or sold by PlayPower LT Farmington, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/28/2012) PlayPower LT Farmington, Inc.: Every product user is important to Little Tikes Commercial, and we take all consumer complaints seriously. The incident described by the parent of the 4-year-old who “fell off of a slide at his school playground” occurred on an N-G-R Builders® play system, which is specifically designed to “make fitness fun by encouraging stretching, upper body strength, unique movements and competitive spirit.” This “slide” is a Balance Rider, which is not a slide at all. It functions differently than traditional slides because it requires the product user to balance their body by straddling the rail during descent. For safety purposes, the design of the Balance Rider deliberately gives the product a taller profile that requires more contact with the user’s legs, which further secures a straddling position and promotes balance, strength, and control during use. The Balance Rider also has footholds and handholds that provide a 3-point contact for the user during this exercise. As stated on its labeling, the Little Tikes Commercial Balance Rider is intended for children ages 5 to 12 years. It is not designed for children under the age of 5 because younger users lack the physical development and balance needed for exercise on this type of equipment. All Little Tikes Commercial play systems include age-appropriate labeling and warnings to advise users, parents, and playground supervisors. Also, CPSC guidelines state that “[p]arents and playground supervisors should be aware that not all playground equipment is appropriate for all children who may use the playground. Supervisors should look for posted signs indicating the appropriate age of the users and direct children to equipment appropriate for their age.” Also, the Balance Rider is a different product than the “similar slide” mentioned in the Report of Harm. As noted here, the Balance Rider has a different design and is not a slide. More importantly, the “other slide” mentioned by the parent was recalled because it “lack[ed] a transition platform on the top and sides and on the chute. Children can fall when moving from the ladder to the slide and when descending the chute.” These are requirements for traditional slides and, according to the CPSC press release, was recalled for those reasons.

CPSC report 20120910-A98EE-2147463882. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC’s disclaimer

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Sources

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

Little Tikes Commercial / PlayPowerLT Farmington slides or sliding boards

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