Product Recall Number: 00-133
Why was Music & Lights Kidaround Spinner™ recalled?
The center column can break, causing a child to suddenly fall backward or be hit in the face by the broken column.
Product Recall Number: 00-133
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2000-06-26
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Music & Lights Kidaround Spinner™
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Today's Kids, of Dallas, Texas, recalled about 103,000 spinning ride toys. The center column can break, causing a child to suddenly fall backward or be hit in the face by the broken column.Today's Kids had received 1,427 reports of the toy’s columns breaking off, resulting in five injuries. Injuries include bumps on heads, cut faces and split lips. Two children required stitches.The Music & Lights Kidaround Spinner™ is a purple turntable with a green column through the middle, which is topped by a yellow steering wheel. The child sits on the turntable and spins around by turning on the steering wheel. The toy plays five songs and lights flash while the child is spinning. The toy's packaging indicates it is intended for children 1-1/2 to 5 years old. A sticker on the center of the steering wheel reads, "today's kids®". The battery cover, on the side of the green column reads, "MADE IN CHINA". The bottom of the turntable reads, "MADE IN U.S.A.".Toy and discount department stores nationwide sold these spinning ride toys from July 1999 through May 2000 for about $20.Consumers should take these spinning ride toys away from children immediately, and discard or destroy these products. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted, and a replacement toy is no longer available.
Hazard Description: The center column can break, causing a child to suddenly fall backward or be hit in the face by the broken column.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available
Units: About 103,000
Incidents: Today's Kids had received 1,427 reports of the toy’s columns breaking off, resulting in five injuries. Injuries include bumps on heads, cut faces and split lips. Two children required stitches.
Remedy: Consumers should take these spinning ride toys away from children immediately, and discard or destroy these products. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted, and a replacement toy is no longer available.
Sold At: Toy and discount department stores nationwide sold these spinning ride toys from July 1999 through May 2000 for about $20.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States and China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed