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Product Recall Number: 13-125

Why was Motor Scooters with Hello Kitty graphics recalled?

The scooters can accelerate suddenly while in use, causing the rider to lose control and fall.

Motor Scooters with Hello Kitty graphics
Here's product recall specific data for Motor Scooters with Hello Kitty graphics.

  • Product Recall Number: 13-125

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2013-02-26

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Motor Scooters with Hello Kitty graphics

  • Description: The scooter can accelerate suddenly while in use, causing the rider to lose control. Bloody nose and bruises reported.

  • Hazard Description: The scooters can accelerate suddenly while in use, causing the rider to lose control and fall.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 5,200

  • Incidents: The firm has received nine reports of incidents of City Scooters accelerating unintentionally, including three with minor injuries that include a bloody nose and bruises.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the City Scooter, disconnect the battery and return it to the nearest Toys R Us store to receive a full refund or store credit.

  • Sold At: Toys R Us stores and Toysrus.com nationwide from October 2012 to January 2013 for about $279.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed