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Safety Alert: NRS and LL Bean Inflatable Water Boards Lack Safety Warning Labels

  • Recalled NRS Manta Surfer River Board
  • Recalled LL Bean Body Board
  • The safety warning label should match the one above
Name of Product:
NRS Manta Surfer River Boards and LL Bean Body Boards
Hazard:

The safety warning label containing precautionary information on proper use and operation was not affixed to the device. 

Remedy:
Label
Recall Date:
August 10, 2006
Units:

About 700

Consumer Contact

For more information or a copy of the warning label, consumers should call NRS at (800) 635-5202 between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at nrsweb.com. Consumers with the LL Bean device should call LL Bean at (800) 555-9717 anytime, or visit LL Bean's Web site at llbean.com.

Recall Details

Description:

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), NRS, of Moscow, Idaho, is voluntarily recalling about 700 NRS Manta Surfer River Boards and LL Bean Body Boards. The safety warning label containing precautionary information on proper use and operation was not affixed to the device.

Name of Product: NRS Manta Surfer River Boards and LL Bean Body Boards

Units: About 700

Distributor: NRS, of Moscow, Idaho

Hazard: The safety warning label containing precautionary information on proper use and operation was not affixed to the device. The safety warning label should match the one shown in the photo.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported

Description: This recall involves the NRS Manta Surfer River Board also sold as LL Bean Body Board. The Surfer Board is black, red and blue with the NRS logo printed on the top front of the board. The LL Bean Body Board is black, yellow and blue with the LL Bean logo printed on the top front. The boards measure 41-inches long by 24-inches wide. Item numbers 1869 (NRS) and 41869 (LL Bean) are printed on the tag sewn into the bottom seam, near the inflation valve.

Sold through: NRS and LL Bean catalogs nationwide from February 2006 through August 2006 for about $55.

Manufactured In: China

Remedy: Consumers will receive an attachable label from NRS or LL Bean. Consumers should immediately affix the label to the device as directed.

Consumer Contact: For more information or a copy of the warning label, consumers should call NRS at (800) 635-5202 between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at nrsweb.com. Consumers with the LL Bean device should call LL Bean at (800) 555-9717 anytime, or visit LL Bean's Web site at llbean.com.

Remedy:

Consumers will receive an attachable label from NRS or LL Bean. Consumers should immediately affix the label to the device as directed.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported

Sold Through:
NRS and LL Bean catalogs nationwide from February 2006 through August 2006 for about $55.
Distributor(s):
NRS, of Moscow, Idaho
Manufactured In:
China
Recall number:
06-571

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