Little Tikes Recalls Children's Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 09304 · Aug 13, 2009 · Little Tikes
1,600,000
units affected
1,600,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 09304
- Date
- Aug 13, 2009
- Company
- Little Tikes
- Units affected
- 1,600,000
- Product
- Little Tikes™ Workshop Sets and Trucks
- Product type
- Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The oversized, plastic toy nail is about 3 inches long by 1 inch in diameter and comes in red or blue colors. It has a large round head; about 1 ¼ inches below the head is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. They were sold with a variety of Little Tikes Children's products. The names, model numbers and UPC code of the products included in this recall are listed below: Model # Name 0914/430B Electronic Project Workshop SOLD FROM MARCH 1994 THROUGH DEC 2003 UPC: 0-50743-00914-3 UPC: 0-57043-52613-8 0920/612237 Little HandiWorker Workhorse SOLD FROM MARCH 1999 THROUGH JUNE 2009 UPC 0-50743-10920-1 UPC 0-50743-61223-7 4146 Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop SOLD FROM FEBRUARY 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 UPC 0-50743-04146-4 440Z Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop SOLD FROM APRIL 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2008 UPC 0-50743-38540-7 4028 Black Pickup Truck with Tools SOLD FROM MARCH 2000 THROUGH APRIL 2009 UPC 0-50743-04028-3
What can happen
The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received one report of an 11-month-old boy from Goose Creek, S.C. who choked when the toy nail become forcefully lodged in his throat. The child was hospitalized and made a full recovery.
- Sold at
- Various web sites such as www.littletikes.com and mass merchandise retailers nationwide, including Toys "R" Us, from March 1994 through June 2009 for between $25 and $100.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled little tikes™ workshop sets and trucks?
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.
What is the hazard?
The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young 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.