Safety regulator, Dolgencorp Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Xylophones Sold at Dollar General Stores
Recall 01025 · Nov 2, 2000 · Dolgencorp Inc.
113,000
units affected
113,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01025
- Date
- Nov 2, 2000
- Company
- Dolgencorp Inc.
- Units affected
- 113,000
- Product
- Toy xylophone
- Product type
- Toy Musical Instruments
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The toy xylophone is white, rectangular-shaped with a green handle and multi-colored bars including, red, yellow, green and blue. A yellow button shaped like the face of a cat is on the front of the xylophone. The mallet sold with the xylophone is red with two round balls at either end of the mallet. Writing on the box reads, "BABY TOYS XYLOPHONE, TO HELP BABY LEARN AND DEVELOP, and MADE IN CHINA."
What can happen
The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- are not aware of any injuries involving these toy xylophones. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
- Sold at
- Dollar General stores nationwide sold these toy xylophones, from July 1998 through October 2000, for $3.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled toy xylophone?
Consumers should immediately take this toy away from children and return it to their local Dollar General store for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The red mallet sold with the toy xylophone can get lodged in the throats of young children, posing a choking hazard.
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.