FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 5, 1998
Release # 98-052
Company Phone Number: (800) 233-3271 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, Hedstrom Announce Recall of Glide Rides
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hedstrom Corp. of Bedford,
Pa., is recalling about 1.5 million Glide Rides, sold with
backyard gym sets, for in-home repair. The Glide Ride's
"J-bolt" assembly can break, causing children to fall or
drop to the ground and be injured.
Hedstrom has received 17 reports of children falling or
dropping to the ground when the "J-bolt" broke, resulting in
scrapes, bumps, bruises and one reported bone fracture.
Hedstrom backyard gym sets with Glide Rides involved in
this recall were manufactured from November 1992 through
October 1996 and involve over 220 models. The model number
and manufacture date are located on the Glide Ride's top
bar. Both wooden and metal gym sets are involved. The Glide
Ride is a two-person passenger ride, commonly referred to as
a teeter totter. The Glide Ride measures about 38 inches
from seat to seat and 56 inches from the bracket on the top
bar to the foot rest.
Department, toy and discount stores nationwide,
including J.C. Penney, Toys R Us, Kmart and Wal-Mart, sold
Hedstrom gym sets with the Glide Ride from April 1993
through December 1997 for about $150. The Glide Ride also
has been sold separately for about $45.
Consumers should contact Hedstrom to determine if their
Glide Ride is involved in this recall. If so, consumers
should stop using the Glide Ride immediately. Hedstrom will
send consumers a free "J-bolt" assembly repair kit.
Consumers can call Hedstrom Corp. at (800) 233-3271 between
8 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. EST Monday through Friday or write to
the company at P.O. Box 432, Bedford, PA 15522.
