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Bestway, Intex, and Polygroup Recall Certain Above-Ground Pools 48 Inches and Taller Due to Drowning Hazard;…
CPSC · July 21, 2025
- Bestway, Intex, and Polygroup Recall Certain Above-Ground Pools 48 Inches and Taller Due to Drowning Hazard; Nine Deaths… — CPSC recall announced .
- Hazard: The compression strap that surrounds the outside of the pool legs may create a foothold, allowing a child access to the pool, posing a drowning risk..
- Units affected: About 5 million (In addition, approximately 266,000 were sold in Canada).
- Remedy: Consumers should contact Bestway, Intex or Polygroup to request a repair kit. In the interim consumers should ensure….
- Details as of ; the linked official notice is authoritative for lot codes, VINs, and remedies.
- Agency
- CPSC
- Posted
- Status
- Consumers should contact Bestway, Intex or Polygroup to…
- Source ID
- 25393
Description
The pool brand names and model numbers are printed on the pool liner on the outside of the pool. Pool models of 48 inches and taller that are included in this recall are listed below: Bestway and Coleman Models Sold 2008 to 2024 Power Steel Steel Pro Coleman Power Steel Intex Models Sold 2002 to 2012 Metal Frame Pools Ultra Frame Pools Intex Models (Sold only at Intexcorp.com and Walmart, 2024 to 2025) (266 pools) Prism Frame Pool Ultra XTR Frame Pool Polygroup Models Sold 2006 to 2025 Summer Waves (2015-2025) Summer Escapes (2006-2015) Funsicle (2023-2025) Sand n Sun (2008-2011) Blue Wave (2014-2025)
- Products
- 48-inch and taller above-ground pools with compression straps running on the outside and over the vertical support legs
- Sold at
- The recalled above-ground pools have been sold since 2002 at stores nationwide, including Walmart, Target, Sears, Lowe's, Kmart, Toys "R" Us, Sam's Club, The Home Depot, Big Lots, Costco and BJ's…
- Incidents
- CPSC believes that nine children between the ages of 22 months and 3 years old have drowned, after gaining access to the pools via the footholds. The incidents occurred in California, Texas, Florida,…
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