Safety regulator, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Swings and Toys
Recall 00168 · Aug 23, 2000 · Fisher-Price
2,500,000
units affected
2,500,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00168
- Date
- Aug 23, 2000
- Company
- Fisher-Price
- Units affected
- 2,500,000
- Product
- Fisher-Price "Lift & Lock Swings" and "Get Up & Go Walkers"
- Product type
- Toy Cars
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
The Lift & Lock Swing is an outdoor swing for children 9 months to 3 years. The swing has a plastic "T"-shaped restraint shield to hold children in the seat. The Lift & Lock Swings have red or purple plastic seats, yellow "T"- shaped restraint shields and blue ropes. "Fisher-Price(r)" is written on the front of the restraint shield. The swings have model numbers 2092, 75960, 75970, 75973 or 75980 molded into the back part of the seat. The Get Up & Go Walker is a three-sided push toy, which looks like a car, designed for children to support themselves as they are learning to stand and walk. The Get Up & Go Walker is white with blue sides. It has activities such as a rotating mirror/phone, toy windshield wiper and steering wheel with yellow horn. The back wheels of the walker can be locked into place to prevent rolling as babies learn to stand. The Fisher-Price logo is located on the outside of the toy between the headlight decorations. Models with a front bar for babies to grasp and/or a green windshield wiper are included in the recall. Fisher-Price will help consumers determine if they have a recalled product.
What can happen
Life & Lock Swings: Children can maneuver out of the restraints and fall out of the swings, resulting in serious injuries. Get Up & Go Walkers: Young children leaning forward on the front of the toys can tip them over and fall. Also, the windshield wipers on some of the toys, which stick out, can injure young children when they fall.
The fix
Life & Lock Swings: Consumers should stop using the swings immediately. Fisher-Price will provide a free repair kit with a supplemental waist and crotch restraint belt.g et Up & Go Walkers: Consumers should stop children from using the toys immediately and call Fisher-Price for a free repair kit that will eliminate the front bar and windshield wiper.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Lift & Lock Swings: Eight children suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull, leg, arm and two collarbones; two concussions; and stitches to the forehead. Thirty children received minor injuries including bumps, bruises and scrapes. Get Up & Go Walkers: Fisher-Price has received 330 reports of children falling while using or near the product. A total of 132 children received injuries such as bumps, bruises, scratches and cuts.
- Sold at
- Mass merchandise, juvenile products and discount department stores sold the Lift & Lock Swings, from January 1991 through August 2000, for about $19. Toy, mass merchandise and discount stores sold the Get Up & Go Walkers, from July 1997 through August 2000, for about $30.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled fisher-price "lift & lock swings" and "get up & go walkers"?
Life & Lock Swings: Consumers should stop using the swings immediately. Fisher-Price will provide a free repair kit with a supplemental waist and crotch restraint belt.g et Up & Go Walkers: Consumers should stop children from using the toys immediately and call Fisher-Price for a free repair kit that will eliminate.
What is the hazard?
Life & Lock Swings: Children can maneuver out of the restraints and fall out of the swings, resulting in serious injuries. Get Up & Go Walkers: Young children leaning forward on the front of the toys can tip them over and fall. Also, the windshield wipers on some of the toys, which stick out, can injure 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.