CPSC, Backyard Products Announce Recall of Swings

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #04145) was formally reported on May 27, 2004. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Backyard Products™, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate 47,600 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Chains on the swing can detach during use, and cause the child to fall to the ground and possibly suffer 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: Firm no longer in business. Recall remedy no longer available. Discard the product. Do not donate or resell. — 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 22 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.