BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike recalled about 225,000 pairs of cross-training shoes Thursday after receiving 16 reports of people who were cut on the lower legs from a metal strip on the shoes.
The Jordan Trunner LX and Jordan Trunner 2000 shoes have a thin metal strip on the outside of the heel that can protrude and form a sharp edge. The 4 inch-long strip of metal is encased in plastic.
Several people required stitches after being cut by the shoes.
The shoes were available at major shoe stores and department stores nationwide from May 2000 to February 2001 for between $100 and $125.
Vada Manager, a spokesman for the Beaverton-based company, said the recall was Nike's fifth.
"It's a pretty rare animal for us," he said Thursday.
The cross-training shoes should be returned to the store where they were purchased to receive a substitute product or store credit.