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ChokingFebruary 8, 2001CPSC #01080

CPSC, Supreme Toys Announce Recall of Toy Vehicles

Product
Toys & Games
Units affected
290,000
Remedy
refund

What was recalled

The recalled vehicles are airplanes, cars, dump trucks, trains and fire engines sold under the PLAYGO brand name. They are made of multicolored plastic with red, blue, green and yellow parts. Each vehicle has a battery-operated, detachable remote control with a 40-inch cord. Enclosed in the cab of each vehicle are small multicolor balls about 1/4 inch in diameter. A label on the vehicles and the remote reads "PLAYGO." The words, "PLAYGO LTD (HONG KONG) MADE IN CHINA" are imprinted on the bottom of each toy.

Hazard

Small parts can break off the toy vehicles, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Injuries

Supreme Toys has not received any reports of small parts breaking off the toy vehicles.

Made in

China

Where it was sold

  • Drug, grocery, variety stores, and discount department stores, including Wal-Mart, sold these toys, from June 1995 through December 1998, for about $5.

Photos

Recalled PLAYGO toys
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