Dollar General · Recalled
Dollar General Recalls Toy Guns Due to Choking Hazard
The orange tips located at the end of the toy guns' barrels, which are designed to distinguish them from real guns, can easily be removed from the barrels, posing a choking hazard to children.
- Units
- About 9,600
- 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
This recall includes a Special Forces Weapons and Accessories Set and a SWAT Police Play Equipment Set. Each set includes two toy guns and related accessories. The number 48JQH09 is printed on the right side of the larger gun included in the recalled sets.
The file
- Sold at
- Dollar General stores in 35 states from September 2009 through October 2009 for about $5.
- Product type
- Toy Guns
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Dolgencorp LLC, of Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Incident log
None reported.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy guns away from children and return them to any Dollar General for a full refund or a replacement product.
For additional information, contact Dollar General Corp. at (800) 678-9258 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.dollargeneral.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 FEB 03 2010; last revised MAY 23 2014.
