-
No image available
Recall Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Classic Walker Wagon
Units: About 38,000
Importer: Radio Flyer Inc. of Chicago, Ill.
Hazard: The tips of the clickers, which make a clicking sound when the Walker Wagon wheels move, can break off. The broken clickers pose a choking or aspiration hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Radio Flyer has received 11 reports of the tips breaking off the clickers on these Walker Wagons. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled wooden Walker Wagon has a push handle and removable wooden stake sides. It is 22-inches long, 12-inches wide and 16 ?-inches high at the top of the handle. The Walker Wagon body is red and has the name "Radio Flyer" in white lettering on each side. The recalled Walker Wagons have black plastic clickers that make a clicking sound when the plastic wheels turn. The clickers are located between the rear wheels and the wagon. The Walker Wagon is intended for children 1 to 4 years old. The Walker Wagons with clear plastic clickers are not included in this recall.
Sold at: Toy, department and discount stores, in catalogs, and by Web retailers from August 2003 through May 2005 for about $80.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take these recalled Walker Wagons away from young children and contact Radio Flyer for free replacement clickers.
Consumer Contact: Call Radio Flyer Inc. toll-free at (800) 621-7613 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, log onto the company's Web site at www.radioflyer.com or e-mail Radio Flyer Inc. at 12repair@radioflyer.com
Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.
Related Recalls
The spacing between some of the crib’s slats is wider than allowed under the federal safety standard, posing an entrapment hazard to children.
The parking brake on the recalled strollers can disengage, posing an injury hazard.
The recalled children’s pajamas violate the flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
The recalled crib bumpers violate the federal crib bumper ban, posing a suffocation hazard to infants. Padded crib bumpers are banned by the federal Safe Sleep for Babies Act.
The stroller’s brakes can fail to engage or unexpectedly disengage, posing fall and injury hazards to children.
The recalled slumber suits violate federal flammability regulations for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
- Visit CPSC.gov.
- Sign up to receive our email alerts.
- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter @USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or product-related injury on www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC’s Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 800-638-8270).
- Contact a media specialist.
