CPSCGeneral Alert
CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy Phones
Published: October 23, 2001Recall ID: 02502Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Product Description & Identification
The battery-operated, multicolored toy flip phone is red, blue and yellow with green, blue, yellow and orange dial buttons. Each button has its own sound: a ring, a beeping dialing tune, a busy signal and a "hello." The toy phone has a blue hard-plastic antenna with a ball-shaped tip that makes a clickity-clack sound.
Affected Products
Hello Baby toy phones
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Discovery-Toys-Announce-Recall-of-Childrens-Toy-Phones |
| Title | CPSC, Discovery Toys Announce Recall of Children's Toy Phones |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/toy-phone.jpeg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled "Hello Baby" toy phone |
| Hazards › Name | The blue, hard plastic antenna ball can break off the toy phone, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
| Injuries › Name | Discovery Toys received eight reports of the antenna ball breaking off the toy phones. No injuries have been reported. |
| Products › Name | Hello Baby toy phones |
| Products › Type | Toy Telephones |
| Products › Category I D | 2205 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 57,000 |
| Recall I D | 2225 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should stop using the toy phone immediately and call Discovery Toys for a free repair kit. Purchasers were sent direct mail notification of this recall. |
| Retailers › Name | The toy phones were sold nationwide through Discovery Toys sales network. They were sold in the U.S. and Canada, from May 1999 through November 2000, for about $10, and have since been discontinued. |
| Recall Date | 2001-10-23T00:00:00 |
| Description | The battery-operated, multicolored toy flip phone is red, blue and yellow with green, blue, yellow and orange dial buttons. Each button has its own sound: a ring, a beeping dialing tune, a busy signal and a "hello." The toy phone has a blue hard-plastic antenna with a ball-shaped tip that makes a clickity-clack sound. |
| Recall Number | 02502 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Discovery Toys Inc., of Livermore, Calif. |
| Consumer Contact | Consumers may call Discovery Toys at 800-341-TOYS (1-800-341-8697) Monday through Friday 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM (PT) or email productsupport@discoverytoys.ne |
| Last Publish Date | 2025-10-17T00:00:00 |