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Product Recall Number: 00-127

Why was Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones recalled?

The toy phones have a ball-shaped antenna which can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children.

Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones
Here's product recall specific data for Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones.

  • Product Recall Number: 00-127

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2000-06-21

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Vtech Industries LLC, of Wheeling, Ill. is recalling about 34,000 toy baby phones. The toy phones have a ball-shaped antenna which can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children.CPSC and Vtech Industries have received nine reports of the plastic ball detaching from these phones. One child reportedly started to choke on one of these plastic balls.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."Wal-Mart stores nationwide sold the toy phones from January 2000 through May 2000 for about $10.Consumers should immediately take these toy phones away from children. For more information, contact VTech at (800) 521-2010 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for a replacement phone or visit their web site at www.vtechkids.com/html2/recall.html.

  • Hazard Description: The toy phones have a ball-shaped antenna which can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 34,000

  • Incidents: CPSC and Vtech Industries have received nine reports of the plastic ball detaching from these phones. One child reportedly started to choke on one of these plastic balls.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these toy phones away from children. For more information, contact VTech at (800) 521-2010 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for a replacement phone.

  • Sold At: Wal-Mart stores nationwide sold the toy phones from January 2000 through May 2000 for about $10.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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