CPSC, Alpha International Announce Recall of Pedal Cars

Affected

There are 17 models of the pedal cars included in the recall. Models include three fire trucks, four police cars, eight sedans, one yellow taxi, and one dump truck. Model names are listed below: Fire Trucks: "Fire Truck," "John Deere" and "Texaco." Police Cars: "NYPD," "Chicago Police," "Highway Patrol" and "EMERGENCY 911." Sedans: pink "Champion," blue "Champion," "Texaco," "John Deere," "Citgo," "Raley's Coca-Cola," "Raley's Keebler," and "Red Lion." All of the pedal cars are made of metal and come in a variety of colors. Most of the cars have a "Gearbox" logo on the seat back, the hubcaps, and/or the pedals.

The file

Sold at

The two "Raley's" cars were sold exclusively at Raley's supermarkets, from July 2000 through December 2000. Department, toy, and specialty/collectible stores sold all of the other pedal cars, from November 1999 through January 2002, for between $100 and $500.

Product type

Toy Ride-on

Made in

South Korea

Recalled by

Alpha International Inc., also known as Gearbox Pedal Car Company, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Incident log

Alpha International has not received any reports of injuries involving these pedal cars. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.

What the notice says to do

Consumers should take these pedal cars away from young children immediately.

The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).