Fisher-Price Recalls
Thu, Sep 30, 2010 (BabyCenter News) – Fisher-Price has recalled about 2.9 million (about 2.8 million in the U.S. and about 125,000 in Canada) infant playzones, playgrounds, and other toys with hazardous inflatable balls attached to them in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The valve on the inflatable balls on these toys can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children. Fisher-Price and the CPSC are aware of 46 incidents in the U.S. where the valve came off and eight similar incidents in Canada. Altogether, these include 14 reports of a valve found in a child’s mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported.
This recall involves all of the Baby Playzone Crawl & Cruise Playground, Baby Playzone Crawl & Slide Arcade, C3068 Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium, Baby Gymtastics Play Wall, and Bat & Score Goal toys. See the photos and chart on the CPSC’s website for details on all of these recalled toys.
This recall also involves the H8094 Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium and J0327 1-2-3 Tetherball manufactured before 2008. The date code for the Ocean Wonders aquarium toy is located on the back side of the quilt’s fabric tag. The date code for the J0327 1-2-3 Tetherball is located on the bottom of the base. If the fourth digit of the six-digit date code is 7 or less, the product is included in the recall. No other Fisher-Price products with inflatable balls are included in this recall.
The Baby Playzone Crawl & Cruise Playground, Baby Playzone Crawl & Slide Arcade, and Baby Gymtastics Play Wall were made in Mexico. The Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Aquarium, 1-2-3 Tetherball, and Bat & Score Goal were made in China.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010 (BabyCenter News) – In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fisher-Price has announced a recall of about 7 million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes tricycles in the United States and 150,000 in Canada.
A child can strike, sit on, or fall on the protruding plastic ignition key resulting in serious injury, including genital bleeding. The CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 10 reports of incidents resulting in injury. Six of the incidents required medical attention after young girls, ages 2 to 3 years old, fell against or on the protruding disc-shaped and D-shaped pretend key.
This recall involves the Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes toddler tricycles that have either a disc-shaped or D-shaped pretend key. Pictures and model numbers of the recalled tricycles can be found on the CPSC’s website. The model numbers are located under the seat in the storage compartment. The pretend keys are located about 3 inches in front of the seat and protrude at least 5/8 inches above the trike’s body. The trikes are intended for children 2 to 5 years of age.
The trikes manufactured after June 16, 2010 are not included in this recall. These trikes have a modified key in a flattened D shape and a manufacturer run number higher than 1670Q2. The run number indicates the trike was manufactured on the 167th day of 2010 or on June 16, 2010. The run number is found under the seat below the model number.
The tricycles were sold at mass merchandise stores nationwide from January 1997 through September 2010 for about $25. They were made in Mexico.
– Grace Blasco, BabyCenter News
What you can do:
- Immediately put the tricycle out of your child’s reach and contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement key.
- For additional information, call Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s website.
- See images of the recalled tricycles on the CPSC’s website.
- Discuss this recall with other parents in our Product Recalls group.
- Keep abreast of children’s safety recalls by checking our recall finder.
Thu, Sep 30, 2010 (BabyCenter News) — Fisher-Price has recalled about 1 million high chairs (about 950,000 in the U.S. and about 125,000 in Canada) in cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
There are pegs on the rear legs of the high chair. Children can fall on or against these pegs, resulting in injuries or lacerations. Fisher-Price and the CPSC are aware of 14 incidents, including seven reports of children requiring stitches and one tooth injury. One of these incidents was in Canada.
This recall includes the Healthy Care, Easy Clean, and Close to Me high chairs with pegs on the back legs intended for tray storage. All of these high chairs have a folding frame for storage and a three-position reclining seat. The model number and date code of the high chair are on the back of the seat. All Easy Clean and Close To Me high chairs are included in this recall. Only Healthy Care high chairs manufactured before December 2006 are included in this recall. If the fourth digit in the date code is 6 or less, the Healthy Care high chair is included in the recall.
The Healthy Care high chairs were made in China. The Easy Clean and Close to Me high chairs were made in Mexico. These high chairs were sold at mass merchandise retail stores nationwide from September 2001 through September 2010 for between $70 and $115.
Jessica Kelmon, BabyCenter News
Thu, Sep 30, 2010 (BabyCenter News) — In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Fisher-Price has announced a recall of about 100,000 Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies Stand ‘n Play Rampways in the United States and 20,000 in Canada.
The wheels on the purple and the green cars can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children. Fisher-Price has received two reports of a wheel detaching from a vehicle. No injuries have been reported.
The recall involves Little People Wheelies Stand ‘n Play Rampway with model numbers T4261 and V6378. They were sold with small cars that a child can push down winding ramps. The toy is intended for children 1 1/2 to 5 years of age.
Only the purple and the green cars that are marked “Mexico” and do not have a yellow dot on the bottom are included in the recall.
The toys were sold at mass merchandise stores nationwide from April 2010 through September 2010 for about $45. They were made in Mexico.
– Grace Blasco, BabyCenter News
What you can do:
- Immediately take the affected purple and the green cars away from children and contact Fisher-Price for free replacement cars.
- For additional information, call Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday; or visit the company’s website.
- See additional images of the recalled toys on the CPSC’s website.
- Discuss this recall with other parents in our Product Recalls group.
- Keep abreast of children’s safety recalls by checking our recall finder.
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