About the Recalled Playsets
The recall covers two Arlopu indoor/outdoor plastic slide playsets with a slide and basketball hoop, sold in tan, red, blue, yellow, gray, and green: model KT-CS17 (model number on a label on the underside of the elevated platform) and model LY-31 (model number on the upper back panel behind the slide). Both models were sold exclusively online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com between April 2023 and August 2026 for $90 to $130.
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The CPSC issued Recall No. 27-066 on November 5, 2026, citing multiple openings on both models large enough for a young child’s torso to pass through but not the head — creating a head and neck entrapment risk the agency classifies as a potential cause of serious injury or death — and noting one reported incident in which a child became entrapped and suffered abrasions to the neck [1][2]. On model KT-CS17, an additional hazard exists: the basketball nets can unhook from the rim and form a loop large enough to fit over a child’s head, creating an entanglement and strangulation risk separate from the structural opening defect [3].
Why Head and Neck Entrapment Is Deadly
Head and neck entrapment is one of the most serious hazards in children’s playground and play equipment design — when a child’s torso slips through an opening that the head cannot clear, the child hangs suspended with the full weight of the body pressing down on the neck, compressing the airway and blood vessels. A child caught in this position cannot call for help in the conventional sense, cannot free themselves, and can lose consciousness within seconds and suffer fatal asphyxiation within minutes.
The CPSC’s federal safety standards for children’s playsets specifically prohibit partially bounded openings of this type for exactly this reason. A product that reached consumers with structural openings that fit this profile was not compliant with the design requirements intended to prevent this category of death.
The Two Separate Hazards on These Playsets
Both recalled models present the structural entrapment hazard: openings large enough for a child’s torso but not the head, which allows a child to slide or fall partway through and become trapped with the neck bearing the body’s weight. Model KT-CS17 presents a second, independent hazard: basketball nets that can detach from the hoop rim and form a loop or cord large enough to encircle a child’s head, creating an entanglement risk that can tighten around the neck as the child struggles to free themselves.
The combination of two separate strangulation-type hazards on the same product — one structural and one from a component that detaches — represents a significant design failure. Neither hazard is the result of misuse; both are present in the playset’s normal, intended configuration.
Injuries and Who Was at Risk
Arlopu received one reported incident prior to the recall in which a child became entrapped in a playset and sustained abrasions to the neck — a documented outcome consistent with the mechanical forces involved when a child’s body weight is suspended by the neck in a structural opening. Because entrapment incidents frequently occur when no adult is immediately present, the documented injury count in CPSC records may not reflect the full number of children who were exposed to or harmed by these hazards over the three-plus years the playsets were sold.
The approximately 10,318 recalled units were sold exclusively through Amazon.com and Walmart.com, meaning many families may still have these playsets in use at home without knowing a recall has been issued.
Can I File a Lawsuit?
If your child was injured by an Arlopu slide playset — including a neck entrapment, strangulation from the basketball net, or any related injury — you may have a product liability claim against Arlopu for defective design and failure to meet mandatory federal safety standards for children’s play equipment. Contact a children’s product liability attorney as soon as possible, as state filing deadlines apply.
How to Get the Free Repair Kit
Stop using both recalled models immediately and move them out of reach of children. Email a photo showing the model number to arlopu_support@163.com to request a free repair kit containing redesigned panels, replacement basketball hoops, and updated installation instructions; mark all removed components “RECALLED” in permanent marker before disposal. You may also call 800-657-9218 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, or visit arlopu.com and click “Recall Information.”
References
1. https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027/Arlopu-Recalls-Slide-Playsets-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-and-Death-from-Head-and-Neck-Entrapment-Hazards
2. https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/11/06/recalled-playsets-sold-amazon-walmart-pose-risk-injury-or-death-commission-says/
3. https://www.fox13news.com/news/recalled-arlopu-slide-playsets