Playground Tube Slide (Solowave) – Laceration Hazard (2013)
Check Your Product
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Product
Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes
Brand
Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y.
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in CPSC notice. Check official source for details.
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Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Solowave Design Corp., of Hamburg, N.Y. is recalling Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes. The hazard is: The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to childr. Based on CPSC recall notice.
Summary derived from CPSC notice
The following details were not provided by CPSC: UPC codes.
Reason for Recall
As stated by CPSC
This recall involves Solowave Tornado brand home playground tube slides with port holes. The slides are green, six or seven feet long and have three or five port hole-style plastic windows in the sides. The slides were sold with Solowave's Centennial, Centennial II, Lexington, Rocky Mountain Deluxe and Sheridan play systems and were also sold separately. Solowave Design is stamped on the outside of the slides near the middle of each tube slide section.
Reported concern (CPSC)
The plastic port hole-type windows in the tube slide can break, posing a laceration hazard to children.
Recommended Action
Per CPSC guidance
Consumers should stop using the recalled slide immediately and contact Solowave to receive a free repair kit for the port hole windows.
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) directly.
View official CPSC recall noticePage updated: Jan 6, 2026