Safety regulator, The Maya Group Inc. Announce Recall of Toys
Recall 00186 · Sep 25, 2000 · The Maya Group Inc.
20,000
units affected
20,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00186
- Date
- Sep 25, 2000
- Company
- The Maya Group Inc.
- Units affected
- 20,000
- Product
- Tiny Love Super Car-Bar
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The toy bar attaches to car seats and strollers and has removable toys. The toy bars being recalled are the Tiny Love Super Car-Bar, made of multicolor fabric. Three toys attach by Velcro fasteners onto the toy bar. The car that can break moves back and forth on a yellow track. The toy car was made between August 1999 (0899) and January 2000 (0100). The manufacturing date follows a two-letter code and is written as month, year on a white tag attached to a Velcro fastener. A "TINYLOVE" label is attached to the side of the car and to the Velcro fastener. The toy was made in China. A toy steering wheel with musical key and a traffic light are also on the toy bar.
What can happen
One of the toys, a car, can break during use resulting in a small plastic part that poses a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should remove the toy car from the toy bar immediately and contact Maya for a free replacement toy.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The Maya Group Inc. has received six reports of toy cars breaking. There have been no reports of injuries.
- Sold at
- Catalogs and specialty stores nationwide sold the toys, from August 1999 through August 2000, for about $30.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled tiny love super car-bar?
Consumers should remove the toy car from the toy bar immediately and contact Maya for a free replacement toy.
What is the hazard?
One of the toys, a car, can break during use resulting in a small plastic part that poses 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.