Sling Swing Seats Recalled - Seats Can Break in Half
Posted by Donna Dolezal Zelzer on May 18th, 2006
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 18,400 Rainbow Play Systems Swing Seats. The seats can break in half, dumping the swinging child to the ground. Rainbow has received 84 reports of broken swing seats, including one injury report of a 2-year-old girl who broke her wrist .
The recall involves sling swing seats sold as an accessory with Carnival, Sunshine, and Rainbow Series residential play structures manufactured by Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. The seats are about 25 inches in length and were sold in red, yellow, blue and green with 64-inch yellow or green dipped chains. The seats have pointed ends with three black dots and black grommets.
Play structures with the sling swings contain a metal plate on the main beam with the writing, “Rainbow Play Systems Inc. 1-800-RAINBOW.”
If you have one of these sling swings, remove it from your play structure and either contact Rainbow Play Systems, Inc. or return the sling to the place you bought it for a free replacement swing. If you have already been contacted by Rainbow and had your swing seat replaced, you are are not affected by this recall.
For more information, contact Rainbow Play Systems at (800) 724-6269 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit Rainbow’s Web site at www.rainbowplay.com
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