Safety regulator, Vtech Industries Announce Recall of Toy Baby Phone
Recall 00127 · Jun 22, 2000 · Vtech Industries LLC
34,000
units affected
34,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00127
- Date
- Jun 22, 2000
- Company
- Vtech Industries LLC
- Units affected
- 34,000
- Product
- Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones
- Product type
- Toy Telephones
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The toy is called Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phone. The cordless baby phone has a mirror, four colorful talking musical buttons, a ringing light-up phone button and a red on/off button. The phone is yellow with a blue padded border and a yellow ball-shaped antenna. A label on these toys reads "Soft Songs Baby Phone 39100." Writing on the phone includes "VTECH" and "Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phone."
What can happen
The toy phones have a ball-shaped antenna, which can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these toy phones away from children. For more information, contact VTech for a replacement phone.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- One child reportedly started to choke on one of these plastic balls.
- Sold at
- Wal-Mart stores nationwide sold the toy phones, from January 2000 through May 2000, for about $10.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled little smart soft songs baby phones?
Consumers should immediately take these toy phones away from children. For more information, contact VTech for a replacement phone.
What is the hazard?
The toy phones have a ball-shaped antenna, which can detach, presenting 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.