Target · Recalled
CPSC, Target Announce Recall of Children's Toy Trucks
Small parts could break off the truck, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 17,400
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 0
- Price
- $5
- 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 recall includes four-piece "So Hot Way Cool Free Wheel" Truck sets. Various trucks sold in the sets include a combination of fire trucks, oil trucks, vegetable trucks, sanitation trucks, tow trucks and box trucks. Writing on the trucks includes, "EMERGENCY" or "CITY SERVICE." The words "So Hot Way Cool Free Wheel Truck" and the item number 204 02 0838 are written on the packaging.
The file
- Sold at
- Target Stores nationwide, from April 2005 through May 2005, for about $5.
- Product type
- Toy Trucks
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
None.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should take the toy trucks away from children and return them to the nearest Target store for a gift card in the amount of a full refund ($5.00, plus applicable state taxes).
For more information, consumers can contact Target at (800) 440-0680 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to the firm's Web site at www.target.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 JUL 19 2005; last revised OCT 22 2024.
