ZLP Manufacturing Recalls Hornet Zip Line Trolleys Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 14720 · announced March 7, 2014 · Zlp Manufacturing · 2,000 units affected
The product
This recall involves the ZLP Hornet zip line trolley. The trolley has yellow, triangular side plates with ZLP Hornet cut into one of the plates. There are rollers at two corners of the side plates and a handle through the center with black handle grips. The yellow side plates are held together by a T-shaped retaining pin. The pin can be released by pushing a blue push-button on the end of the pin.
The hazard
The retaining pin can release and cause the two side plates of the trolley to separate and fall off the zip line, posing a fall hazard.
What to do (per CPSC)
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled trolleys and contact ZLP manufacturing to receive a free repair kit containing a replacement retaining pin. Remedy type: Repair
Notes
Incidents (per CPSC): ZLP has received two reports of the trolley falling off a zip line when the retaining pin released. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at: ZLP Manufacturing online at www.zlpmanufacturing.com and www.backyardziplines.com from November 2010 through July 2013 for about $150.
Consumer contact: ZLP Manufacturing toll-free at (888) 771-2579 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.zlpmanufacturing.com and click on the recall link at the top of the page for more information.
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.