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Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries is CPSC recall #06210, announced on July 13, 2006. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall." The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the kite tubes and discard them. the firm is no longer in business. remedy and contact information are no longer available.. Affected brand: Sportsstuff, Inc..
The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall."
Affected products
Wego Kite Tube
Recalled brands
Sportsstuff, Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the kite tubes and discard them. The firm is no longer in business. Remedy and contact information are no longer available.
Recall date
July 13, 2006
CPSC recall #06210 covers Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on July 13, 2006. The CPSC cites the following hazard: The Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tube is a 10-foot-wide, circular, yellow inflatable watercraft designed to be towed behind a power boat. A rider in the tube becomes airborne by pulling on handles attached to the floor of the tube. Model 53-5000 is printed on the tube near the product valve. The floor of the tube has black caution warning stripes. The cover for the product bears a skull and crossbones and the statement "Never Kite higher than you are willing to fall."
The CPSC remedy for recall #06210 is consumers should immediately stop using the kite tubes and discard them. the firm is no longer in business. remedy and contact information are no longer available.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell Sportsstuff Wego Kite Tubes Withdrawn from Market after Reports of Deaths and Injuries on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2006/Sportsstuff-Wego-Kite-Tubes-Withdrawn-from-Market-after-Reports-of-Deaths-and-Injuries. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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