adidas Superstar Ultra and Pro Team Shoes

What went wrong

The notice saysA portion of the sole of the heel can separate or tear during use, which can result in injuries.

This notice describes a hazard outside our main groups. Read the official wording carefully and compare the product details with your own pair.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThe adidas Pro Team and Superstar Ultra basketball shoes come in various color combinations. The recalled shoes have a six-digit article number on the inside part of the shoe tongue. A complete list of the article numbers of the shoes involved in the recall can be found at www.adidas.com/recall or by calling the firm’s recall hotline.

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (adidas Superstar Ultra and Pro Team Shoes), where it was sold (see “Sold at” above) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately stop using the recalled shoes, and contact adidas America to receive a prepaid mailing label and a refund or gift certificate.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: For more information, call adidas America toll-free at (877) 568-4632 anytime, or visit the adidas America website at www.adidas.com

The recall is 21 years old. The notice gives a phone number and a website for the firm; contact details that old may no longer work, while the CPSC notice stays online as the record of the recall.

How this recall compares

• With about 187,000 units, this is the 12th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well above typical size.
• 2 other footwear recalls in the archive cite a hazard outside the five main groups, 1 of them in adult / unisex footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 2004.
• The notice gives a price of $80 to $120. For sneakers and athletic shoes in the archive the typical stated price is about $38, so this pair sat at the pricier end of its group.
• The notice cites 2 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2004 brought 7 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 1,995,400 units in all. This was the 6th of the year by date and the 3rd largest by units.
• The notice names the heel as the part that fails. 8 other footwear recalls in the archive name the same part in their hazard statement; the most recent is Women’s High Heeled Sandals (2023).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 2 reports on about 187,000 units works out to roughly 1.1 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew fewer reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 187,000 units come to roughly $19 million of retail sales.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.