BRIO® Corporation · Recalled
CPSC, BRIO® Corporation Announce Recall of Caterpillar Pull Toy
The antenna on the pull toy can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 1,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $15
- 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 recalled pull-along caterpillar is bright red and yellow and was sold under the Plan Toys brand name. The wooden caterpillar is about 7 inches long and is pulled by a nylon string. The caterpillar's antenna are two blue protruding pegs that extend about 1/2 inch from the head. The recalled lot numbers are 0645917, 12142323 and 0724423 and are printed on the inside flap of the packaging. A stamp on the top of the tail end of the caterpillar displays the Plan Toys logo and the words "Made in Thailand."
The file
- Sold at
- Specialty toy stores, Internet retailers and mail order catalogs sold the caterpillar toys nationwide, from January 2002 through September 2002, for about $15.
- Product type
- Toy Miscellaneous
- Made in
- Thailand
- Recalled by
- BRIO® Corp., of Germantown, Wis., a subsidiary of BRIO AB, of Sweden
Incident log
BRIO® has not received any reports of injuries or incidents involving these toys. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take these caterpillar toys away from children immediately and send them to BRIO® to receive a replacement toy or a refund, including the cost of postage.
For more information, consumers can contact BRIO toll-free at (888) 274-6869 between 8:30 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 OCT 10 2002; last revised APR 29 2025.