Safety regulator, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall of Toddler Walker Wagon
Recall 05230 · Jul 26, 2005 · Radio Flyer Inc.
38,000
units affected
38,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05230
- Date
- Jul 26, 2005
- Company
- Radio Flyer Inc.
- Units affected
- 38,000
- Product
- Classic Walker Wagon
- Product type
- Wagons
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled wooden Walker Wagon has a push handle and removable wooden stake sides. It is 22 inches long, 12 inches wide and 16½ inches high at the top of the handle. The Walker Wagon body is red and has the name "Radio Flyer" in white lettering on each side. The recalled Walker Wagons have black plastic clickers that make a clicking sound when the plastic wheels turn. The clickers are located between the rear wheels and the wagon. The Walker Wagon is intended for children 1 to 4 years old. The Walker Wagons with clear plastic clickers are not included in this recall.
What can happen
The tips of the clickers, which make a clicking sound when the Walker Wagon wheels move, can break off. The broken clickers pose a choking or aspiration hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these recalled Walker Wagons away from young children and contact Radio Flyer for free replacement clickers.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Radio Flyer has received 11 reports of the tips breaking off the clickers on these Walker Wagons. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Toy, department and discount stores, in catalogs, and by Web retailers, from August 2003 through May 2005, for about $80.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled classic walker wagon?
Consumers should immediately take these recalled Walker Wagons away from young children and contact Radio Flyer for free replacement clickers.
What is the hazard?
The tips of the clickers, which make a clicking sound when the Walker Wagon wheels move, can break off. The broken clickers pose a choking or aspiration 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.