Swing sets recalled for hazards that could lead to falls.(Recalls & Safety Alerts)

In unrelated actions, two makers of pricey wooden swing sets have issued safety alerts involving potentially faulty seats and bolts that could break, resulting in falls and, possibly, serious injuries.

The larger recall involves 26,000 swing sets made by Adventure Playsets that were sold for about $1,000 at Wal-Mart (and at www.walmart.com), Menards, and Toys "R" Us stores from February through March 2006, under the model names Durango, Tacoma, Odyssey, Bellevue, Monarch, Grand Teton, and Outlook II. With these sets, which contain various types of slides, swings, and a fabric canopy over part of the structure, the bolts that attach the swing-set frame to the fort structure are defective. The bolt heads could break and allow the fort to separate from the frame, posing a fall hazard. Adventure Playsets, which does business under the name Backyard Ventures, has received 64 reports of bolt heads twisting off during installation. None of those incidents has resulted in injury.

The second recall involves 18,400 sling-style seats available separately or as part of various Rainbow Play Systems swing sets. The problem: The seats can break in half. The seats are part of Carnival, Sunshine, and Rainbow series play structures, which were sold from July ...