Product Recall Number: 88-023
Why was 1986 Schaper "Speed Wheels'' ride-on toys recalled?
Injuries have resulted from entrapment of children's fingers between the pedal bar and the body of the toy.
Product Recall Number: 88-023
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1988-04-19
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: 1986 Schaper "Speed Wheels'' ride-on toys
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Schaper "Speed Wheels'' ride-on toys, which have been associated with eight incidents of laceration or fingertip severance, are the subject of a repair program announced today. In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Tyco Toys, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ, is offering a free guard kit for approximately 25,000 1986 models sold without guards. Tyco Toys, Inc. purchased the Schaper Manufacturing Company's toy business in 1986. Schaper, of Minneapolis, MN, originally designed and manufactured the toy. Injuries have resulted from entrapment of children's fingers between the pedal bar and the body of the toy. This corrective action program applies only to 1986 (Schaper Model No. 61106) models sold without a guard kit. Other toys distributed by Tyco Toys, Inc. are not affected. Owners of this model should call Tyco at its toll-free number, 800-257-7728 (in New Jersey, call 800-322-8011). They may also write: Speed Wheels Corrective Action Program Tyco Toys, Inc. 540 Glen Avenue Moorestown, NJ 08057
Hazard Description: Injuries have resulted from entrapment of children's fingers between the pedal bar and the body of the toy.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: New Instructions, Repair
Units: Approximately 25,000
Incidents: The Schaper "Speed Wheels'' ride-on toys have been associated with eight incidents of laceration or fingertip severance.
Remedy: Tyco Toys is offering a free guard kit for approximately 25,000 1986 models sold without guards. Owners of this model should call Tyco at its toll-free number, 800-257-7728 (in New Jersey, call 800-322-8011). They may also write:Speed Wheels Corrective Action Program, Tyco Toys, Inc., 540 Glen Avenue, Moorestown, NJ 08057.
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Manufacturers: Schaper Manufacturing Company, of Minneapolis, MN
Distributors: None Listed
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