Wild & Wolf Recalls Petit Collage Children's Toy Xylophones Due to Choking Hazard
Recall 18143 · Apr 19, 2018 · Wild & Wolf
2,900
units affected
2,900
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18143
- Date
- Apr 19, 2018
- Company
- Wild & Wolf
- Units affected
- 2,900
- Product
- Petit Collage musical jumbo wooden xylophones
- Remedy
- Replacement
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves Petit Collage musical jumbo wooden xylophones. They are musical instrument toys for children. The recalled toy xylophone has a wooden base shaped like the profile of an elephant with five different colored metal keys and a wooden beater stick with a red wooden ball attached to one end. The beater stick measures about 5 5/8 inches long by 3/4 inches wide. "Petit Collage" and "TT.1902.0617" are printed on the bottom back of the xylophone. Only xylophones with this letter/number combination are included in the recall.
What can happen
The ball on the end of the toy xylophone beater stick can separate, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy xylophone beater sticks away from children, stop using them and contact Wild & Wolf for a free replacement beater stick.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received one report of the ball separating from the beater rod and one report of the ball being loose. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Barnes & Noble, Patina, Urban Outfitters stores and other stores nationwide and online at PetitCollage.com and other websites from August 2017 through February 2018 for about $24.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled petit collage musical jumbo wooden xylophones?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy xylophone beater sticks away from children, stop using them and contact Wild & Wolf for a free replacement beater stick.
What is the hazard?
The ball on the end of the toy xylophone beater stick can separate, 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.