FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 1998
Release # 99-014
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Company Phone Number: (800) 344-6453
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
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CPSC, NIKE Announce Recall of Men's "Air Face Up" Basketball Shoes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), NIKE USA Inc., of
Beaverton, Ore., is recalling about 350,000 pairs of men's
basketball shoes sold under the name "Air Face Up." The
basketball shoes have a small, decorative metal rivet
located on the outside of the shoe that can bend and form a
sharp edge.
NIKE has received about 35 reports of high school and
college age basketball players receiving cuts to the lower
legs, including two reports of players requiring stitches.
The NIKE Air Face Up men's basketball shoes being
recalled are model numbers 830080, 139358 and 630327. The
model number is located on the label on the inside tongue of
the shoe, above the UPC code. The shoe is a mid-cut men's
basketball shoe that comes in multiple color combinations.
The shoe has a visible window, about 2 inches long, in the
heel of the shoe. The words "NIKE AIR" are on the outside
tongue of the shoe. The word "TEAM" is on the back of the
shoe.
Major athletic shoe stores and department stores
nationwide sold the NIKE Air Face Up basketball shoes from
June 1998 through October 1998 for about $85.
Consumers should stop using these basketball shoes and
should immediately return them to the store where purchased
to receive a substitute product or a store credit. For more
information about the recall, consumers should call NIKE at
(800) 344-6453 between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. PST Monday
through Friday.
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