Radio Flyer Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, Radio Flyer Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Steering Wheel on Toy Car
A child can pull the horn from the steering wheel, and a small part inside poses a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 59,080
- Reports
- 19
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $70
- 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 Model 8 Roadster is about 26 inches long with a red steel body and a red rubber horn on a black steering wheel. The words "Radio Flyer" and the number "8" appear on both sides of the riding toy. Roadsters included in this recall have a date of manufacture of 12/2001 or earlier and have a "horn symbol" embossed on the red rubber horn. A label with the date of manufacture is located on the bottom of the Roadster. The label has the letters "MD" followed by a date code that represents the month and year of manufacture (for example, MD 12/2001 is for a manufacture date of December 2001). Model 8 Roadsters manufactured after January 2002 are not involved in this recall. Model 8 Roadsters with a star embossed on the horn, even if manufactured in 2001, have been re-designed and are not included in this recall.
The file
- Sold at
- Toy stores, discount stores, catalogues and web retailers sold the Model 8 Roadsters nationwide, between January 2001 and July 2002, for about $70.
- Product type
- Toy Ride-on
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Radio Flyer Inc., of Chicago, Ill.
Incident log
Radio Flyer has received 19 reports of horns detaching from the steering wheel. No injuries have been reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take these Roadsters from young children immediately and contact Redwagons to order a replacement steering wheel.
Consumers can contact Redwagons at (800) 708-9246 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit Radio Flyer's web site at www.radioflyer.com and complete an order form. For more information, consumers can contact Radio Flyer at (800) 621-7613 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
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 JUL 25 2002; last revised OCT 03 2025.
