Safety regulator, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Ride-On Push Cars
Recall 02176 · Jun 18, 2002 · Radio Flyer Inc.
15,000
units affected
15,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02176
- Date
- Jun 18, 2002
- Company
- Radio Flyer Inc.
- Units affected
- 15,000
- Product
- Little Wooden Push Cars
- Product type
- Toy Ride-on
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The Little Wooden Push Car is about 24 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 18 inches high. The car has a natural wood body, a red steering wheel column, a red metal bar on the back, and a red plastic horn on the steering wheel. "Radio Flyer" is written on both sides of the car. A child sits in the push car and moves the car with his or her feet. The car is for use by children 1 to 3 years old. Some of these push cars do not have horns. Only Wooden Push Cars with horns are part of this recall. No other Radio Flyer products are involved in this recall.
What can happen
A child can pull the horn off the car's steering wheel, and a small part inside poses a choking hazard.
The fix
Consumers should take the recalled cars away from young children immediately and contact Radio Flyer Inc., to receive a replacement steering wheel.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Radio Flyer Inc. has received three reports of the horns being pulled off, but no injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Toy stores, catalogues and web retailers sold these cars nationwide, from February 1999 through June 2002, for about $60.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled little wooden push cars?
Consumers should take the recalled cars away from young children immediately and contact Radio Flyer Inc., to receive a replacement steering wheel.
What is the hazard?
A child can pull the horn off the car's steering wheel, and a small part inside poses 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.