Reported Aug 21, 2018
Confer Plastics Recalls Pool Step Systems Due to Entrapment and Drowning Hazard
Confer Plastics of North Tonawanda, N.Y.
Risk not classifiedThe agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pool step systems and contact Confer Plastics for a free repair kit. The repair kit will include additional panels to prevent entrapment and installation instructions.
Firm contact: Confer Plastics at 800-635-3213 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.conferplastics.com and click on “Curve Recall” for more information.
What it looks like
Is this the product you have?
- Curve in-pool step systems
- Amount recalled
- About 100,000 (In addition, about 2,100 were sold in Canada)
Where it was sold
Sold at Champion Pool Distributors, Cinderella, EMSCO Distributors, Leisure Living, Leslie's, Superior Pool Products, Water Warehouse stores and other stores nationwide and online at www.conferplastics.com from January 2013 through July 2018 for between $200 and $400..
Why it was recalled
Children's limbs can become entrapped in the side openings of the step systems, posing a drowning hazard.
The agency has not ranked the risk yet — treat the notice as a caution.
Reports so far: Confer Plastics has received two reports of children's arms becoming entrapped in the side panel openings of the step systems, including reports of minor abrasions. No drownings have been reported.
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