CPSCGeneral Alert
CPSC, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Ride-On Push Cars
Published: June 18, 2002Recall ID: 02176Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / Hazard
A child can pull the horn off the car's steering wheel, and a small part inside poses a choking hazard.
Product Description & Identification
The Little Wooden Push Car is about 24 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 18 inches high. The car has a natural wood body, a red steering wheel column, a red metal bar on the back, and a red plastic horn on the steering wheel. "Radio Flyer" is written on both sides of the car. A child sits in the push car and moves the car with his or her feet. The car is for use by children 1 to 3 years old. Some of these push cars do not have horns. Only Wooden Push Cars with horns are part of this recall. No other Radio Flyer products are involved in this recall.
Affected Products
Little Wooden Push Cars
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
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| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2002/CPSC-Radio-Flyer-Inc-Announce-Recall-to-Repair-Ride-On-Push-Cars- |
| Title | CPSC, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall to Repair Ride-On Push Cars |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/wooden-push-car.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Little Wooden Push Car |
| Hazards › Name | A child can pull the horn off the car's steering wheel, and a small part inside poses a choking hazard. |
| Injuries › Name | Radio Flyer Inc. has received three reports of the horns being pulled off, but no injuries have been reported. |
| Products › Name | Little Wooden Push Cars |
| Products › Type | Toy Ride-on |
| Products › Category I D | 2203 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 15,000 |
| Recall I D | 2155 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should take the recalled cars away from young children immediately and contact Radio Flyer Inc., to receive a replacement steering wheel. |
| Retailers › Name | Toy stores, catalogues and web retailers sold these cars nationwide, from February 1999 through June 2002, for about $60. |
| Recall Date | 2002-06-18T00:00:00 |
| Description | The Little Wooden Push Car is about 24 inches long, 14 inches wide, and 18 inches high. The car has a natural wood body, a red steering wheel column, a red metal bar on the back, and a red plastic horn on the steering wheel. "Radio Flyer" is written on both sides of the car. A child sits in the push car and moves the car with his or her feet. The car is for use by children 1 to 3 years old. Some of these push cars do not have horns. Only Wooden Push Cars with horns are part of this recall. No other Radio Flyer products are involved in this recall. |
| Distributors › Name | Radio Flyer Inc., of Chicago, Ill. |
| Recall Number | 02176 |
| Consumer Contact | For more information, consumers can call Radio Flyer Inc. at (800) 621-7613 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can contact Radio Flyer Inc. at www.radioflyer.com or by email at 218Repair@RadioFlyer.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2025-09-19T00:00:00 |