Product Recall Number: 88-050
Why was "Musical Cab" wind-up and battery-powered toy cars recalled?
The balls on the umbrellas and other small parts can come off and present a choking hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 88-050
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1988-07-13
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: "Musical Cab" wind-up and battery-powered toy cars
Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two models of a toy car which may pose a choking hazard to young children are being voluntarily recalled by Li Peng Enterprises, Inc., of Los Angeles, Cal., in an agreement reached with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The plastic toys, sold as wind-up and battery-powered models, consist of a panda pushing another panda in a four-wheel cart. Each cart has an umbrella with plastic discs and balls hanging from the umbrella. The carts are labeled "MUSICAL CAB ST-22 (A or B) MADE IN TAIWAN." The balls on the umbrellas and other small parts can come off and present a choking hazard to young children. Consumers should immediately take the toys away from children, discard the toys or return them to the retail store where purchased for a full refund. Approximately 4,800 of the wind-up toys and 3,600 of the battery-powered models were sold between November 1987 and January 1988 for $2.50 each.
Hazard Description: The balls on the umbrellas and other small parts can come off and present a choking hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: Approximately 4,800 wind-up models and 3,600 battery-powered models
Incidents: None Listed
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the toys away from children, discard the toys or return them to the retail store where purchased for a full refund.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Taiwan
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed