A recall of Sloosh pool dive sticks has expanded to about 404,000 units across three model numbers after federal regulators said the hard-plastic toys can remain too rigid and create an impalement hazard.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s July 30 notice adds models 40003 and 16154 to model 40041, which was recalled in June. The 404,000 total includes the earlier 254,000 units; it does not represent 404,000 newly added products.

CPSC says the sticks violate the federal dive-stick ban because they exceed the required compression limit. In shallow water, a child can fall or land on a rigid stick, and attempts to retrieve one underwater can put the face and eyes in its path.

Graphic lists recalled Sloosh model numbers 40041, 40003 and 16154 and where each number appears.
The expanded recall covers three model numbers and specific sale dates.Boho News graphic from CPSC recallView source

Model 40041 appears in a 30-piece Sloosh water-toy package containing five dive sticks. Model 40003 is in an 18-piece package with four sticks. Model 16154 is sold as an eight-stick set without the other toys.

For models 40041 and 40003, the model number is printed on the back of the box near the barcode and on one end of each stick. For model 16154, the number is printed on the polybag above the barcode and on the stick.

The sale-date cutoff also differs. Model 40041 units sold before October 23, 2025, are covered, while models 40003 and 16154 sold before December 31, 2025, are recalled. The products were sold through combinations of Amazon, Target, Temu, Wayfair and SHEIN.

Graphic explains stop use, discard the dive sticks, photograph disposal and email the image to receive redesigned replacements.
CPSC’s remedy leaves other toys in the affected multipacks available for continued use.Boho News graphic from CPSC recallView source

Consumers should stop using the dive sticks immediately and keep them away from children. Joyin’s remedy asks owners to discard the affected sticks, photograph them in the trash and email the image to the company to receive redesigned replacements.

Other toys in the multipacks can continue to be used, according to the notice. That distinction prevents the recall from being expanded by assumption to pieces that CPSC did not identify as violating the rule.

CPSC reported no incidents or injuries in the notice. A preventive recall does not require a reported injury when testing or product design shows a regulated hazard; the actionable details are the three model numbers, the date cutoffs and the disposal-for-replacement process.