Landscape Structures Recalls Oodle Swings Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #14705) was formally reported on December 23, 2013. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. Landscape Structures Inc., of Delano, Minn. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 177 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The swing seat is suspended too close to the ground, posing an injury hazard to children who can get their legs caught underneath the swing seat. 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 swings immediately and measure the distance between the bottom of the swing seat and the ground. If the distance is less than 12 ¾ inches, contact Landscape Structures… — 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 13 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.