Blue Wave Products Inc. 2025-12-18 Pool serious CPSC
Pool · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-26163
Blue Wave brand 48-inch and taller above-ground pools Recall
Issued December 18, 2025 · Blue Wave Products Inc. · 13,400 units affected
In December 2025, Blue Wave Products Inc. recalled the Blue Wave brand 48-inch and taller above-ground pools, a serious pool recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
The compression strap that surrounds the outside of the pool legs may create a foothold, allowing a child access to the pool, posing a drowning risk.
What you should do
- 1 Stop using Blue Wave brand 48-inch and taller above-ground pools right away.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Blue Wave Products Inc. to arrange your refund. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Refund): Consumers should contact Blue Wave to request a free repair kit. In the interim, consumers should ensure that children cannot access the pool unattended or, alternatively, drain the pool until the repair can be installed.
Recall details
- Brand
- Blue Wave Products Inc.
- Category
- Pool
- Recall date
- December 18, 2025
- Units affected
- 13,400
- Sold at
- The Home Depot, Lowe's, and Dunham's Sports retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Wayfair.com from January 2021 through July 2025 for between $600 and $2,000 depending on the size and model of the pool and accessories purchased.
- Recall number
- CPSC-26163
- Made in
- China
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Blue Wave Products Inc. has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 44 Pool recalls in our database.
- 13,400 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 9,776 US households.
- This is the 8th Pool recall we've logged in 2025.