Product Recall Number: 96-048
Why was Wooden toy trucks recalled?
The truck's driver and wheels can break off, presenting a choking hazard to young children.
Product Recall Number: 96-048
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 1995-12-18
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Wooden toy trucks
Description: WASHINGTON,D.C. - CPSC, Division Sales Inc., of Itasca, Ill., is recalling 44,000 wooden toy trucks. The truck's driver and wheels can break off, presenting a choking hazard to young children. The natural wood trucks, measuring approximately 5 inches long by 2 inches wide, were sold in six styles: two styles of dump trucks; a cement truck; a truck with a large, wooden, rotating cylinder; a truck with crane; and a truck with ladder. A small gold decal on the underside of the truck reads, "MADE IN CHINA." Each truck is packaged with a small wooden driver figure in a blue cardboard box labeled, "WOOD TOY ... ENGINEERING TRUCK EDUCATIONAL TOY." Various retail stores and discount centers sold the trucks nationwide from December 1993 through December 1995 for approximately $1 each. Consumers should take the toy vehicles away from young children immediately and return the trucks to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers should call Division Sales Inc. at (800) 621-8134. CPSC and Division Sales, Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy trucks. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
Hazard Description: The truck's driver and wheels can break off, presenting a choking hazard to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: 44000
Incidents: CPSC and Division Sales, Inc. are not aware of any injuries involving these toy trucks.
Remedy: Consumers should take the toy vehicles away from young children immediately and return the trucks to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.
Sold At: None Listed
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed