Gladiator water tubing
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 25, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 25, 2014the latest report was made
- May 25, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Gladiator
- Maker
- Overton’s, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Water tubingThe activity, its clothing or equipmentCPSC’s product type: Water Tubing (Activity, Apparel or Equipment) (code 3200), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
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.
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Hurt, care not known Made May 25, 2014, sent to the company Jun 9, 2014, published by CPSC Jun 30, 2014
The product, in the report: Gladiator 4 person towable tube (http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Gladiator-Great-Big-Brawler-4-Person-Towable-Tube&i=16844)
We were towing three people on a gladiator brawler 4 person tube (http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Gladiator-Great-Big-Brawler-4-Person-Towable-Tube&i=16844) behind a sport boat. We had a mother and her two year old on the tube. At low speeds (no wake ~2 MPH) the front of the tube got sucked under water. The mother and child slid forward as it got sucked under water and got stuck under the tube for about 30 seconds as we tried to stop and the tube then slowly slid over them. Both were fine, but inhaled some water. Had they gotten wrapped around the tow line it could have been much worse.
I’ve never seen a tube behave this way before, but have since tested it at low speeds with no one on it and found it to be very repeatable.
- Bought from
- Overtons (Online)
- Where
- Knoxville, Tennessee: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 2, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Friend /
Neighbor / Co-worker - As this report names them
- Brand Gladiator, made or sold by Overton’s, Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.