Stride Rite Children's Group Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Stride Rite Children's Group Inc. Announce Recall of Girls' Shoes
The buckle on these shoes can break, posing a choking hazard for young children.
- Units
- About 109,000
- Reports
- 4
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $25
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The Munchkin T-Strap girls' shoes were sold in children's sizes 4 through 12. They have a strap that is fastened by a metal buckle on the side of the shoe. The word "MUNCHKIN" is molded into the bottom of the shoe. The shoes have the following style numbers written inside the shoe below the words "Made in China." 3182011 (Brown Suede) 3182029 (Black Leather) 3182037 (Red Leather) 3182045 (Navy Leather) 3182052 (White Leather) 3182094 (Black Patent)
The file
- Sold at
- Shoe, department and Stride Rite Outlet stores nationwide sold these shoes, from January 2001 through September 2001, for about $25.
- Product type
- Shoes, Sandals & Boots
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Stride Rite Children's Group Inc., of Lexington, Mass.
Incident log
Stride Rite Children's Group has received four reports of the buckle breaking, and one report of a child putting a broken piece of the buckle in her mouth and starting to choke.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take the shoes away from their children immediately and return the shoes to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement shoes.
For more information, call Stride Rite at (800) 650-7708 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the company's web site at www.strideritecorp.com
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 NOV 28 2001; last revised AUG 04 2025.
