Reported Oct 27, 2022
Goalsetter Recalls Wall-Mounted Basketball Goals Due to Serious Impact Injury Hazard and Risk of Death; One Fatality…
Goalsetter Systems Inc. of Evansville, Indiana
High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.What you should do
Consumers should stop using the recalled wall-mounted basketball goals immediately and contact Goalsetter for free removal of the basketball goal with a full refund or a free inspection of the installed wall-mounted basketball goal and free installation of an additional safety bracket.
Firm contact: Goalsetter toll-free at 855-951-7460 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at https://www.goalsetter.com/pages/basketball-wall-mount-recall or https://www.goalsetter.com and click on "SAFETY & RECALL" at the top of the page for more information. Goalsetter is contacting all known purchasers directly.
What it looks like
Is this the product you have?
- Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goals
- Amount recalled
- About 18,000
Where it was sold
Sold at SCHEELS stores and basketball equipment stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com, www.dickssportinggoods.com, www.walmart.com, www.competitiveedgeproducts.com and www.target.com from November 1999 through June 2022 for between $919 and $2,250..
Why it was recalled
Stop using this product now
The basketball goal can detach from the wall and fall to the ground posing a serious impact injury hazard and risk of death.
Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.
Reports so far: A 14-year-old boy was killed when the recalled Goalsetter wall-mounted basketball goal fell on him in Granger, Indiana in June 2018. Goalsetter has received four reports of incidents of the wall-mounted basketball goal detaching from a wall, including the boy's death. In one of the other incidents a consumer sustained severe facial injuries, and in another incident a consumer sustained a fractured leg.
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