About 6,300 Game Winner crossbow cocking ropes sold exclusively at Academy Sports + Outdoors are being recalled. The hooks attaching the cocking rope to the crossbow string can break and cause it to recoil, posing a laceration hazard.
Incidents/Injuries:
The company has received four reports of the hooks on the cocking ropes
breaking, causing the rope to recoil. Three of the incidents resulted
in lacerations.
The recall involves Game Winner cocking ropes with model number
FSGWAR3018 and UPC 400214726596. The cocking ropes help users get a
better grip on the crossbow string and aid in pulling it back. They have
an approximately 50-inch long black nylon rope, two black plastic hooks
and two t-handles. The model and UPC numbers are located on the
instruction card that comes with the product.
The were sold
at Academy stores nationwide and on the companys website
www.academy.com between June 2012 and October 2012 for about $10.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cocking ropes and return them to Academy for a full refund.
Consumer
Contact: Academy Sports + Outdoors; toll-free at (888) 922-2336, from 8
a.m. to 10 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT
on Sunday, or online at www.academy.com and click on Help + Support and
Product Recall Info for more information.
