Banzai water slides, backyard or home
8 reports to CPSC, the latest made Aug 29, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 8reports to CPSC
- Aug 29, 2018the latest report was made
- May 11, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Banzai
- Makers
- MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK), Focus Brand Ltd and TOY QUESTMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Water slides, backyard or homeNot swimming pool slidesCPSC’s product type: Water Slides, Backyard/home (Not Swimming Pool Slides) (code 3294), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
Other ways the reports write the brand (3)
“Bonzai”, “Banza” and “bonzai falls”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| August 2018 | 1 |
| June 2016 | 1 |
| July 2014 | 1 |
| June 2014 | 1 |
| August 2012 | 2 |
| July 2012 | 1 |
| May 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 2 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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 Nov 4, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made Aug 29, 2018, sent to the company Sep 6, 2018, published by CPSC Sep 20, 2018
The product, in the report: Banzai Sidewinder Falls Inflatable Water Park
Caller says that they used the toys for a few days with no incident. One evening her 7 year old came down the slide and bounced off of the product about 6ft in the air. When she came down, she broke her elbow in 2 places. Received invasive reconstructive surgery at Brenner’s Children Hospital NC. Caller says the sidewall is very low with no protection and believes that is what caused the incident. Caller believes this product poses a fall hazard.
- Model
- Sidewinder (Amazon ASIN: B06WWQH24Z)
- Bought from
- Borrowed from friend
- Where
- Pelham, North Carolina: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 7, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Banzai, made or sold by Focus Brand Ltd
- Reports CPSC links to it
- 20180821-8E450-1786163
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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Hurt, care not known Made Jun 9, 2016, sent to the company Jul 21, 2016, published by CPSC Aug 15, 2016
The product, in the report: Inflatable pool water slide
The 66” tall, 140 lbs., consumer was sliding down the water slide, head first and on her stomach. The consumer hit her stomach against the edge of the pool, which was covered by the edge of the inflatable slide. She sustained bruises to the front right and left sides of her hip bones from the incident. There was bruising, but the consumer treated herself at home.
This prompted the consumer to search the Internet and that is when she found out that this mfr’s pools had been recalled.
6/2015: The consumer contacted her local Wal-Mart in AZ. The retailer’s rep. told her that the bar code that she had did not come up in their system. The rep. suggested that the consumer contact the mfr.
The caller contacted ToyQuest, which is the firm listed on her slide’s packaging. The caller spoke to a representative who informed her that the recall is over. The consumer then sent an e-mail (customerservice@toysinquiry.com) to the company. The consumer was sent a reply stating “..Please note that the recall on your product stopped in 2012. Sorry we will not be able to assist you with this matter.” The email was signed from Toys Inquiry (1-800-434-6178).
(date unknown) During another instance, one of her children were on the slide and it began to deflate and caused the child to fall off of it. However, the child was not injured.
(date unknown) During another instance, another one of her children was on the slide, when it started to deflate. The child fell off of hit and hit the concrete, but was not injured.
* Since these instances occurred prior to her finding out about the recall, the consumer thought that the air pump might have malfunctioned or wasn’t set up properly. After finding out about the recall, she became aware of other people who experienced problems with these slides.
NOTE: The consumer purchased one slide and liked it so much that she purchased a 2nd slide. She has 4 children, which allowed the slides to be used more frequently.
6/2015: The consumer contacted CPSC in an attempt to get some assistance with this matter.
- Model
- Banzai Water Slide
- UPC
- 267531573
- Bought from
- Wal-Mart, Minnesota
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2010, about then
- Where
- Goodyear, Arizona: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Age 44, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Banza, made or sold by Focus Brand Ltd
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Level of care not known
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jul 3, 2014, sent to the company Aug 14, 2014, published by CPSC Aug 28, 2014
The product, in the report: Inflatable pool slide, inflates to 7-8 ft “Double Drop Raceway Pool”
The consumer stated that her son was on the slide. The consumer’s son was sliding down when his finger got caught in a loose nylon thread at the bottom of the slide.
Her son’s left hand pinky finger got caught in the thread and received two cuts through the finger tissues. One of the cuts was a deeper cut that removed the top layer of the skin. The consumer consulted a medical professional and is treating the cut with prescription ointment. The consumer was asked to bring her son in for examination if the cut is not healed by 7/5/2014.
The consumer stated that there were multiple loose threads. The consumer stated that a larger body part could have been caught too.
The consumer also reported issue with the slide landing depth. The consumer stated that when a child slides down, the part they land on is not thick enough. The consumer stated that the child can be injured if they hit the ground hard enough.
The consumer will contact the manf.
- Model
- Double Drop Raceway Pool
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2013
- Where
- Edmonds, Washington: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 11, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Parent
- As this report names them
- Brand Banzai, made or sold by TOY QUEST
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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First aid Made Jun 30, 2014, sent to the company Jul 10, 2014, published by CPSC Jul 24, 2014
The product, in the report: SLIDE ‘N SOAK SPLASH PARK model number 35076. Manufacturer: Banzai Part number: 35076 UPC: 0026753350766 Description: Banzai at Kohl’s - Shop our full line of toys, including this Banzai Slide ‘N Soak Splash Park, at Kohls.com. http://shopper.cnet.com/sports-outdoors/slide-n-soak-splash/4414-19329_9-1498160415.html
Summer is supposed to be a time to spend with family and fun cooling off by the pool. We purchased this SLIDE ‘N SOAK SPLASH PARK model number 35076 for our children this month and have had to stop using it immediately due to children being injured. Children are not able to go down the water slide without getting scratched/injured by the stitching. As soon as the children asked us if they could wear life jackets so their backs don’t get scratched we immediately discontinued use and notified the manufacturer, Toys Inquiry.
- Model
- 35076
- UPC
- 0026753350766
- Bought from
- Kohl’s, Texas
- Bought
- Jun 8, 2014
- Where
- Haslet, Texas: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 5, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Banzai, made or sold by Focus Brand Ltd
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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First aid Made Aug 24, 2012, sent to the company Oct 31, 2012, published by CPSC Nov 15, 2012
The product, in the report: Double inflatable slide with inflatable pool at attached
The consumer stated that she inflated the slides and the pool and she made sure that she checked the weights the corners. The consumer stated that she placed them on the concrete floor. The consumer stated that several kids were playing on it for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes before the incident.
The consumer stated that the kids were going up the slide one at a time and two going down the slide at the same time. The consumer stated that when they were located at the top of the slide sitting to slide down the inflatable slides tipped over. The consumer stated that the slides are approximately 8-9’ high.
The consumer stated that the kids fell and landed on the concrete floor scratching their knees and their sides. The consumer stated that the kids were 5 years old boy (40 pounds) and 9 years old boy (60 pounds).
The consumer stated that to treat the scratches they just used first aid.
The consumer stated that she tried to contact the manufacture several times, but the contact number she has always disconnects the call.
The consumer stated that this product was completely unstable and a hazard to children. The consumer believes that this product should be investigated.
- Model
- Bonzai Double Connon Blast Slide-6919
- UPC
- 000267306919
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Walmart, California
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Highland, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 5, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Other Relative
- As this report names them
- Brand Bonzai, made or sold by MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Aug 13, 2012, sent to the company Sep 7, 2012, published by CPSC Sep 21, 2012
The product, in the report: double drop fall water slide
The consumer stated that they were using the double drop water slide and one of the children noticed that there was water leaking inside the sleeve that connects to the blower. The consumer stated that it was a high amount of water that was going inside where the blower was located.
The consumer stated that one of the children immediately turned off the blower.
The consumer stated that no one was injured.
The consumer stated that she contacted the manufacturer and they told her that they could not do anything for her. The consumer stated the representative asked her to recreate the scene to take pictures. The consumer stated that she asked the representative to provide her report to her quality control department.
The consumer stated that she exchanged emails with one of the managers from the manufacturer and she informed her that they could not provide any replacements. The consumer stated that the representative informed her that it most of been that the issue arise due to the fact that they did not properly stored the slide after use.
* A couple of items report does not reflect – - Water was pouring into the blower. - Consumer was asked to recreate the scene in order to take good pictures which would involve danger of electrocution. Consumer refused to recreate the scene. A manager later told consumer they should not have asked consumer to do that. - Manager had no interest in their quality assurance looking at product which consumer volunteered to send back. She basically said that while they try to keep products safe, they can’t guarantee it. She focused blame on consumer saying (consumer) must not have stored it properly. Consumer stored the product properly last winter + it is one year old. [REDACTED]
- Model
- 42055AGE
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Aldis, New York
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2011, about then
- Where
- Palmyra, New York: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Bonzai, made or sold by MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jul 3, 2012, sent to the company Jul 27, 2012, published by CPSC Aug 10, 2012
The product, in the report: Inflated water Slide
Caller stated that he owns a Banzai water slide. He is experiencing similar problems of Release #12-174. His kids are between 60 and 40 pounds, however, the slide tends to deflate and cave in every time they are using it. There has been no injury.
5/2012 The manufacturer was contacted, however, the information they were instructing him to send to them are irrelevant. This slide needs to be recalled because of the safety hazard it poses.
- Model
- 66710- 3648pv
- UPC
- unknown
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- Toys R Us, New York
- Bought
- May 1, 2009, about then
- Where
- Lake Placid, New York: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand Banzai, made or sold by MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made May 11, 2012, sent to the company May 24, 2012, published by CPSC Jun 15, 2012
The product, in the report: bonzai falls water slide
my wife and i bought a bonzai falls water slide at wal-mart in 2007, we used it one weekend with the grandkids 4th of july, it was very unstable and never held its air pressure, we were not the hit of the party like we thought we would be, after i bottomed out on my back. we took it down, folded it up, stuck it up in the loft in the garage and thats where it has been ever since, we just chalked it up to a bad idea investment and cut our losses of about 300.00, we now learn there is a recall of this product, however, our model is the bigger one... “ bonzai falls water slide”... the one the recall mentions states .. .”.pool slide”... i do not see any difference as ours could also be set up next to a pool and we did have it set up on a hard surface that 4th of july weekend. i believe these products are dangerous, as we had adult supervision that day as children and adults were both using the slide for the short time until we made the decision to take it down.
- Bought from
- wal-mart
- Bought
- Jun 29, 2007, about then
- Where
- wauzeka, Wisconsin: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 50, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand bonzai falls, made or sold by MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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