Safety regulator, Small World Toys Announce Recall of Children's Puzzle
Recall 03171 · Aug 21, 2003 · Small World Toys®
3,000
units affected
3,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03171
- Date
- Aug 21, 2003
- Company
- Small World Toys®
- Units affected
- 3,000
- Product
- Puzzibilities Recycling Truck Puzzle
- Product type
- Puzzles
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled Recycling Truck Puzzle has nine wooden pieces that form a green recycling truck, three workers, a container for plastics, a bundled set of newspapers, and a recycling bin. The top of the puzzle reads, "Recycling Truck," and "2574" and "2003 Small World Toys®" are printed at the bottom.
What can happen
One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small parts choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should stop young children from playing with these puzzles immediately and return the puzzle to the store where it was purchased, for a refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No incidents have been reported. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
- Sold at
- Small toy stores nationwide sold the puzzles, between February 2003 and August 2003, for about $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled puzzibilities recycling truck puzzle?
Consumers should stop young children from playing with these puzzles immediately and return the puzzle to the store where it was purchased, for a refund.
What is the hazard?
One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small parts 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.