Pogo Sticks Recalled by Bravo Sports Due to Risk of
Pogo Sticks Recalled by Bravo Sports Due to Risk of Serious Injury
Why was Pogo Sticks Recalled by Bravo Sports Due to Risk of recalled?
The bottom of the pogo stick's frame tube can break or come apart and a pin holding the spring in place can break, posing laceration and fall hazards to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pogo sticks and contact Bravo to receive a full refund. Contact: For additional information, contact Bravo toll-free at (800) 248-5327 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.bravopogorecall.com
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
- Pogo Sticks
- Company
- Bravo Sports, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
- Quantity
- About 169,000
- Sold at
- Mass merchandisers nationwide and online by Web retailers from May 2010 through March 2011 for between $25 and $40.
- Recall date
- March 16, 2011
- Incidents / injuries
- Bravo has received 123 reports of incidents involving the pogo sticks, including nine reports of injuries. Injuries include one report of a child who chipped a tooth and required stitches for a facial laceration, another child who chipped a tooth and one child who fell after the pogo stick broke and knocked out a tooth.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall involves the Rocket Stick Pogo, Pop Stick Pogo, Monster Stick Pogo and Twin Stick Pogo. They were sold in red, green and blue colors. Rocket, Pop, Monster or Twin are printed on the stem and on the foot pedals. Only pogo sticks with manufacturing date codes between 04/01/2010 - 046HE and 10/31/2010 - 046HE are included in the recall. The manufacturing date code is located on a white label underneath the foot pedal or on the stem of the pogo near the foot pedals.