Collegiate Pacific Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration recall: Injury Hazard
Collegiate Pacific Recalls Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units Due to Injury Hazard
Why was Collegiate Pacific Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration recalled?
Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit. Contact: For more information, contact Collegiate Pacific at (800) 243-5133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to http://www.BSNCP.com/recall
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units
- Company
- Collegiate Pacific, of Farmers Branch, Texas
- Quantity
- About 800
- Sold at
- Sporting goods supply distributors and direct sales nationwide from February 2004 through June 2007 for between $700 and $1,000.
- Recall date
- October 22, 2007
- Incidents / injuries
- Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off of the box, including an instance where the lid struck the back of a bystander's hand, causing some swelling.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves the battery-operated power pack boxes for the 20-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker" and the 40-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart" portable team hydration units. The units include a water tank, six hoses, a battery-operated pack box, and a cart. "Sports Cool" is printed on the water tank.