Toy Cars Recalled for Choking Hazard
Recall 06126 · Mar 30, 2006 · Kids Preferred LLC
3,500
units affected
3,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 06126
- Date
- Mar 30, 2006
- Company
- Kids Preferred LLC
- Units affected
- 3,500
- Product
- Primary Sounds Toy Vehicles
- Product type
- Toy Cars
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The recalled toys are soft, stuffed yellow taxis, black and white police cars and red fire engines, each with four plastic wheels. They measure about 6 inches in length and 5 inches in width. The toys have a silver-colored button on top that makes sounds when pushed. The police car and the fire engine make a siren sound. The taxi makes engine and horn sounds. "Kids Preferred" is printed on an attached fabric tag.
What can happen
The hubcaps on the toy's plastic wheels can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the recalled toy immediately and contact Kids Preferred LLC for a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Kids Preferred, LLC has received one report of an incident in which the wheel and hubcap detached from the toy while a child was playing with it. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Kohl's Department Stores and specialty retailers nationwide from September 2005 through January 2006 for about $12.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled primary sounds toy vehicles?
Consumers should stop using the recalled toy immediately and contact Kids Preferred LLC for a full refund.
What is the hazard?
The hubcaps on the toy's plastic wheels can detach, posing 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.