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Product Recall Number: 18-083

Why was Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles recalled?

The ears on the elephant rattles can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles
Here's product recall specific data for Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles.

  • Product Recall Number: 18-083

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2018-01-25

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Shake & Sing Elephant Rattles

  • Description: This recall involves Vtech Shake and Sing Elephant rattle with model number 80-184800. The rattle has a purple elephant with yellow and blue ears at one end and a black and white plastic teething ring at the other end. VTech is stamped on the elephant. The rattle is about seven inches long and the number 1848 is printed on the back of the rattle adjacent to the battery door. The rattle sings when a button is switched on.

  • Hazard Description: The ears on the elephant rattles can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 280,000

  • Incidents: Vtech has received five reports of the ears breaking off of the rattle. No injuries have been reported. 

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled rattles and contact VTech for a full refund or credit for a replacement product.

  • Sold At: Walmart, Kmart, Meijer, Mills Fleet Farm, Seventh Avenue, and online at Amazon.com and zulily.com from November 2015 through November 2017 for about $8.

  • Importers: VTech Electronics North America LLC, of Arlington Heights, Ill.

  • Manufacturers: VTech Electronics Limited, of China

  • Distributors: VTech Electronics North America LLC, of Arlington Heights, Ill.

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed