Playskool · Recalled
CPSC, Playskool Announce Recall to Replace Infant Toys
The toy's brightly colored end knobs can detach and allow small geometric-shaped pieces to come loose, posing a choking hazard to infants and young children.
- Units
- About 550,000
- Reports
- 10
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $8
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
Playskool's Klackeroo is a brightly colored toy with orange plastic rods and small geometric shapes that move through a center purple ball. Solid-colored knobs with animal faces or the sun and moon imprinted on them cap both ends of each orange rod. When shaken, the rods move through the ball and the geometric shapes slide along each rod, making a "clacking" sound. The knobs are green, yellow, blue and red. The Playskool logo is imprinted on one end knob and "MADE IN CHINA" is imprinted on the center ball.
The file
- Sold at
- Toy and mass merchandise stores, including Toys "R" Us and Wal- Mart, sold these toys, from October 1997 through September 2000, for about $8.
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I.
Incident log
Playskool has received 10 reports of the toy's knobs detaching to release small parts, including four reports of a small part from the toy being found in the mouths of infants and young children. There have been no reported injuries.
What the notice says to do
Parents and caregivers should take the toy away from infants and young children immediately, and contact Playskool to receive a free redesigned replacement toy.
Consumers may contact Playskool anytime at (800) 752-9755 to receive a free, redesigned replacement toy.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated SEP 14 2000; last revised AUG 21 2026.