Safety regulator, Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Boxes
Recall 05248 · Aug 19, 2005 · Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc.
3,000
units affected
3,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05248
- Date
- Aug 19, 2005
- Company
- Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc.
- Units affected
- 3,000
- Product
- Stork Craft Toy Boxes
- Product type
- Toy Chests/Trunks
- Hazard
- Strangulation
The product
The recall includes toy boxes with manufacture date codes between November 2002 and July 2004 and the following model numbers and colors: 01520-331 - white, 01520-334 - cherry, 01520-33C - cognac, 01520-33L - oak, and 01520-33N - natural. The manufacture date codes, model numbers, and colors are located on a label underneath the toy boxes. The toy boxes measure 27 inches long by 18 inches wide and 17 inches high. The boxes are constructed of pine.
What can happen
The toy box's lid support can fail, allowing the lid to collapse suddenly. This poses a strangulation hazard to young children, and possible impact injuries to a child's head, neck, fingers or hands.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop young children from using these toy boxes and contact Stork Craft for information to determine if their toy box lid support needs to be replaced. If so, the firm will provide a free replacement lid support.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- No injuries have been reported. Stork Craft has received 11 consumer requests for replacement lid supports.
- Sold at
- Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney Web sites, and other furniture and baby Web sites, from December 2002 through April 2005, for about $90.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled stork craft toy boxes?
Consumers should immediately stop young children from using these toy boxes and contact Stork Craft for information to determine if their toy box lid support needs to be replaced. If so, the firm will provide a free replacement lid support.
What is the hazard?
The toy box's lid support can fail, allowing the lid to collapse suddenly. This poses a strangulation hazard to young children, and possible impact injuries to a child's head, neck, fingers or hands.
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.