CONSUMER SAFETY ALERT

The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.

In Conjunction with
https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2013/37031r-eng.php
Official Consumer Product Safety Recall • December 11, 2013

Solowave Recalls Home Playground Tube Slides with Port Holes Due to Laceration Hazard

This recall involves Solowave Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes. The slides are green, six or seven feet long and have three or five port hole-style plastic windows in the sides. The slides were sold with Solowave's Centennial, Centennial II, Lexington, Rocky Mountain Deluxe and Sheridan play systems and were also sold separately. Solowave Design is stamped on the outside of the slides near the middle of each tube slide section.

Required Consumer Action

Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.

Contact Information

Solowave toll-free at (866) 678-0376 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.solowavedesign.com and click on Important Safety Notice for more information.

Recall Details

Sold At
Toys R Us and other stores nationwide, and online at toysrus.com from February 2008 through August 2013 for between $1,300 and $1,800 as part of a play system, or between $275 and $370 for the slide only.
Injuries
Solowave has received 23 reports of minor injuries to children, including cuts and scrapes, from contact with broken port holes.
Manufacturer
Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y.
Remedy
Repair
Recall Number
14049

Product Information

Product Name
Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes
Product Type
Playground Equipment
Number of Units
About 10,800 in the U.S. and 9,900 in Canada
Manufacturer Name
Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y.
Manufactured In
Canada

Register This Product

Contact Manufacturer

Use the contact information below to reach out about this recall:

Phone (866) 678-0376
Website www.solowavedesign.com
Full Contact Information

Solowave toll-free at (866) 678-0376 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.solowavedesign.com and click on Important Safety Notice for more information.