Little Tikes Recalls Children's Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard
Little Tikes Recalls Children's Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard
Recalling Firm: Little Tikes, of Hudson, Ohio
Reason for Recall / Hazard
The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children.
Product Description & Identification
The oversized, plastic toy nail is about 3 inches long by 1 inch in diameter and comes in red or blue colors. It has a large round head; about 1 ¼ inches below the head is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. They were sold with a variety of Little Tikes Children's products. The names, model numbers and UPC code of the products included in this recall are listed below: Model # Name 0914/430B Electronic Project Workshop SOLD FROM MARCH 1994 THROUGH DEC 2003 UPC: 0-50743-00914-3 UPC: 0-57043-52613-8 0920/612237 Little HandiWorker Workhorse SOLD FROM MARCH 1999 THROUGH JUNE 2009 UPC 0-50743-10920-1 UPC 0-50743-61223-7 4146 Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop SOLD FROM FEBRUARY 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 UPC 0-50743-04146-4 440Z Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop SOLD FROM APRIL 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2008 UPC 0-50743-38540-7 4028 Black Pickup Truck with Tools SOLD FROM MARCH 2000 THROUGH APRIL 2009 UPC 0-50743-04028-3
Affected Products
Little Tikes™ Workshop Sets and Trucks
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2009/Little-Tikes-Recalls-Childrens-Toy-Workshop-Sets-and-Trucks-Due-to-Choking-Hazard |
| Title | Little Tikes Recalls Children's Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/blue and red nails.jpeg |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Blue and Red Plastic Nails |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/inline-images/electric.jpeg |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Electronic Project Workshop |
| Images › 3 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/inline-images/lilhammer.jpeg |
| Images › 3 › Caption | Little HandiWorker Workhorse |
| Images › 4 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/inline-images/homeimprove.jpeg |
| Images › 4 › Caption | Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop |
| Images › 5 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/inline-images/sawdust.jpeg |
| Images › 5 › Caption | Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop |
| Images › 6 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/inline-images/pickup.jpeg |
| Images › 6 › Caption | Black Pickup Truck with Tools |
| Hazards › Name | The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children. |
| Injuries › Name | The firm has received one report of an 11-month-old boy from Goose Creek, S.C. who choked when the toy nail become forcefully lodged in his throat. The child was hospitalized and made a full recovery. |
| Products › Name | Little Tikes™ Workshop Sets and Trucks |
| Products › Type | Toy Play Sets/Activity Sets |
| Products › Category I D | 2201 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 1.6 Million |
| Recall I D | 5411 |
| Remedies › Name | Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail. |
| Retailers › Name | Various web sites such as www.littletikes.com and mass merchandise retailers nationwide, including Toys "R" Us, from March 1994 through June 2009 for between $25 and $100. |
| Recall Date | 2009-08-13T00:00:00 |
| Description | The oversized, plastic toy nail is about 3 inches long by 1 inch in diameter and comes in red or blue colors. It has a large round head; about 1 ¼ inches below the head is a plastic ridge, slightly smaller than the nail head and about 1 inch in diameter. They were sold with a variety of Little Tikes Children's products. The names, model numbers and UPC code of the products included in this recall are listed below: Model # Name 0914/430B Electronic Project Workshop SOLD FROM MARCH 1994 THROUGH DEC 2003 UPC: 0-50743-00914-3 UPC: 0-57043-52613-8 0920/612237 Little HandiWorker Workhorse SOLD FROM MARCH 1999 THROUGH JUNE 2009 UPC 0-50743-10920-1 UPC 0-50743-61223-7 4146 Home Improvements 2-Sided Workshop SOLD FROM FEBRUARY 2001 THROUGH JANUARY 2009 UPC 0-50743-04146-4 440Z Swirlin' Sawdust Workshop SOLD FROM APRIL 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2008 UPC 0-50743-38540-7 4028 Black Pickup Truck with Tools SOLD FROM MARCH 2000 THROUGH APRIL 2009 UPC 0-50743-04028-3 |
| Product U P Cs › 1 › U P C | 050743109201 |
| Product U P Cs › 2 › U P C | 050743612237 |
| Product U P Cs › 3 › U P C | 050743009143 |
| Product U P Cs › 4 › U P C | 050743040283 |
| Product U P Cs › 5 › U P C | 050743041464 |
| Product U P Cs › 6 › U P C | 050743385407 |
| Product U P Cs › 7 › U P C | 057043526138 |
| Recall Number | 09304 |
| Manufacturers › Name | Little Tikes, of Hudson, Ohio |
| Consumer Contact | For additional information, contact Little Tikes at (800) 791-2737 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.littletikes.com |
| Last Publish Date | 2014-06-13T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › 1 › Country | United States |
| Manufacturer Countries › 2 › Country | China |
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