Little Tikes Recalls Children's Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard

Little Tikes™ Workshops Sets and Trucks

Date of Recall
2009-08-13

CPSC Release Number
09-304

Manufactured In
United States and China

Company Phone Number
(800) 791-2737

Units
About 1.6 Million

Manufacturer
Little Tikes, of Hudson, Ohio

Sold By
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.

Problem/Hazard
The recalled workshop sets and trucks have oversized, plastic toy nails that can pose a choking hazard to young children.

Injuries/Incidents
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.

Description
The oversized, plastic toy nail is about 3 ¼ inches long by 1 ¼ 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 Picture
0914 Electronic Project Workshop
SOLD FROM MARCH 1994 THROUGH DEC 2003
UPC: 0-50743-00914-3
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

Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the toy nails away from young children and contact the firm for a free replacement toy nail.

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

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