Recall: Adventure Playsets Recall to Repair Backyard Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard

Adventure Playsets Wooden Play Sets have been recalled because the plastic coated lumber on the horizontal ladder (monkey bar/swing beam) can weaken over time due to rotting of the whitewood (spruce, pine and fir species), resulting in a fall hazard.

Adventure Playsets has received more than 1,400 reports of rotting ladders involving 16 injuries that resulted in nine emergency room visits.

This recall involves wooden play sets with swings, slides and ladders. Each set has an overhead monkey bar ladder that acts as both the monkey bar and swing beam, and an end ladder coated with cranberry or green plastic. The instruction manual has the name “Adventure Playsets” and one of the following model numbers printed on the cover.

The recalled models includes; Durango 1-AP016 and 1- AP018, Yukon 1-AP052, Tacoma 1- AP017 and 1-AP051, El Dorado 1-AP016, Bellevue 1-AP048, and 1-AP012, Dakota 1- AP046, Sherwood 1-AP049, Sedona 1- AP002, Ventura 1-AP008, Madison 1- AP006 and 1-AP015, Belmont 1-AP003.

Consumers should immediately stop using the swing sets and contact Adventure Playsets to receive a replacement kit.For more information, contact Adventure Playsets toll-free at (877) 840-9068 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.adventureplaysets.com. Consumers can also email the firm at custservice@adventureplaysets.com