Safety regulator, Pamela Drake Inc. Announce Recall of Wooden Push Toys
Recall 05172 · May 12, 2005 · Pamela Drake Inc.
7,000
units affected
7,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05172
- Date
- May 12, 2005
- Company
- Pamela Drake Inc.
- Units affected
- 7,000
- Product
- Lemon Meringue Wooden Push Toys
- Product type
- Toy Cars
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recall includes six different multi-colored, solid wooden push toys, including an airplane, tractor, dump truck, fire truck, and a two-piece circus train with train cars and a tow truck with family van. The vehicles are constructed with a bendable flap that allows the toys to "wiggle" back and forth. The dump truck, circus train with train cars and tow truck with family van have white magnets on the front and back to hold the push toys together. All the toys have rubber rings on the tires. The recalled push toys are intended for children 12 months and older. There is no writing on the push toys.
What can happen
Small parts can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these recalled push toys away from young children and return the toys to Pamela Drake Inc. or their local retailer for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- None reported.
- Sold at
- Toy and hobby stores nationwide, from February 2005 through March 2005, for between $15 and $24.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled lemon meringue wooden push toys?
Consumers should immediately take these recalled push toys away from young children and return the toys to Pamela Drake Inc. or their local retailer for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
Small parts can break off, posing 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.