Safety regulator, KB Gear Announce Recall of Computer Mouse Sets
Recall 02048 · Nov 28, 2001 · Little Tikes Co.
49,000
units affected
49,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02048
- Date
- Nov 28, 2001
- Company
- Little Tikes Co.
- Units affected
- 49,000
- Product
- Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse sets
- Product type
- Computer Equipment
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse is a fully functional computer mouse, shaped like a toy car. The car is plastic and has a red body and yellow roof. A sticker on the back of the car that is shaped like a license plate says, "Cool Car." The computer mouse set also includes two software packages: "Junior Net," a program that provides children with access to a safe environment for e-mailing and participating in animated games; and "Jump*Start Preschool," a CD with 10 sing-and-learn songs.
What can happen
The mouse ball can separate from the mouse and pose a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
The Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse was distributed by KB Gear under license from Little Tikes Co., of Hudson, Ohio. KB Gear liquidated and as of Nov. 1, 2001, is no longer in business. As a result, the company is unable to provide consumers with a remedy. To encourage consumers to destroy the computer mouse and as a gesture of goodwill, Little Tikes is offering an equivalent $10 Little Tikes toy to consumers who return the retaining ring from the bottom of the mouse.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Her parents were able to take the ball away from the girl before she was injured.
- Sold at
- Internet retailers, toy, electronics and discount stores nationwide sold these computer mouse sets, from September 1999 to August 2001, for between $5 and $20.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled cozy coupe computer mouse sets?
The Cozy Coupe Computer Mouse was distributed by KB Gear under license from Little Tikes Co., of Hudson, Ohio. KB Gear liquidated and as of Nov. 1, 2001, is no longer in business. As a result, the company is unable to provide consumers with a remedy. To encourage consumers to destroy the computer mouse and as a.
What is the hazard?
The mouse ball can separate from the mouse and 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.