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CPSC #03171Kids & toys
Recalled Puzzibilities Recycling Truck Puzzle

Small World Toys · Recalled

CPSC, Small World Toys Announce Recall of Children's Puzzle

Choking

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
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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

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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.

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