CPSC, BCI Burke Announce Recall of Buckle Bridges on Series 2000 Playgrounds

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #02554) was formally reported on August 20, 2002. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. BCI Burke Company, of Fond du Lac, Wis. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate 46 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The platform edge, where the bridges are attached, can crack and the bridge could potentially detach from the platform and result in injuries. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should stop using the bridges immediately and call BCI Burke to receive a retrofit kit. BCI Burke sent notices to receive a free repair to 46 known purchasers. — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 24 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.