Collegiate Pacific Recalls Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units Due to Injury Hazard

Recalled October 22, 2007 · CPSC recall 08511 · Collegiate Pacific

Recalled Powered Tanker with Cart Hydration Unit

Recalled Powered Team Drinker Hydration Unit

Hazard

Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup, which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit.

Units

About 800

Incidents / injuries

Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off of the box, including an instance where the lid struck the back of a bystander's hand, causing some swelling.

Description

This recall involves the battery-operated power pack boxes for the 20-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker" and the 40-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart" portable team hydration units. The units include a water tank, six hoses, a battery-operated pack box, and a cart. "Sports Cool" is printed on the water tank.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit.

Contact

For more information, contact Collegiate Pacific at (800) 243-5133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to http://www.BSNCP.com/recall

Product

Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units

Manufacturer(s)

Collegiate Pacific, of Farmers Branch, Texas

Retailers

Sporting goods supply distributors and direct sales nationwide from February 2004 through June 2007 for between $700 and $1,000.

Made in

United States

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →