
Small World Toys · Recalled
CPSC, Small World Toys Announce Recall of Children's Puzzle
One of the puzzle pieces (a stack of newspapers) poses a small parts choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 3,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $10
- 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 Recycling Truck Puzzle has nine wooden pieces that form a green recycling truck, three workers, a container for plastics, a bundled set of newspapers, and a recycling bin. The top of the puzzle reads, "Recycling Truck," and "2574" and "2003 Small World Toys®" are printed at the bottom.
The file
- Sold at
- Small toy stores nationwide sold the puzzles, between February 2003 and August 2003, for about $10.
- Product type
- Puzzles
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Small World Toys®, of Culver City, Calif.
Incident log
No incidents have been reported. This recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop young children from playing with these puzzles immediately and return the puzzle to the store where it was purchased, for a refund.
Contact Small World at (800) 421-4153 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.smallworldtoys.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 AUG 21 2003; last revised JUN 17 2025.