LeapFrog Recalls to Repair Children's Activity Centers Due to Arm Entrapment Hazard
Recall 06253 · Sep 7, 2006 · LeapFrog
186,000
units affected
186,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06253
- Date
- Sep 7, 2006
- Company
- LeapFrog
- Units affected
- 186,000
- Product
- Learn-Around™ Playground Activity Center
- Product type
- Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- Hazard
- Injury
The product
The Learn-Around Playground is a multi-colored, plastic musical activity center for young children ages 6 to 36 months. It includes a Slide and Sing alphabet panel and a ball drop on the left side, a Number Rock musical keyboard in the center, and a Flying Rhymes airplane, pop-up LittleLeap, and "smart" book on the right side. "Leap Frog Baby" is printed on the activity center. Item number 10200 is written underneath the activity table below "Made in China."
What can happen
A child's arm can become caught in the activity center's plastic tube, posing a risk of injury to children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled activity center away from children and contact LeapFrog for a free repair kit.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- LeapFrog has received 145 reports of children's arms becoming caught in the plastic tube, resulting in 54 reports of minor scratches and bruises.
- Sold at
- Department stores and toy stores nationwide, on the Web site www.leapfrog.com, and other online retailers from July 2005 through August 2006 for about $60.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled learn-around™ playground activity center?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled activity center away from children and contact LeapFrog for a free repair kit.
What is the hazard?
A child's arm can become caught in the activity center's plastic tube, posing a risk of injury to children.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.