Toddle Tots Dinosaur Mountain playsets
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
The Little Tikes Company is recalling approximately 160,000 Toddle Tots Dinosaur Mountain playsets due to a choking hazard. Small plastic cups that hold palm trees on the 23-by-17-by-16-inch beige plastic playsets may detach. The CPSC is aware of 12 incidents where cups detached, including eight cases where parents found the cups in a child's mouth and two cases where children were choking before the piece was removed. One child sustained a cut finger, but no other injuries have been reported. The playsets were sold nationwide between June 1994 and December 1995 for approximately $30 to $40 and included figurines and dinosaurs.
According to the recall notice, consumers should not allow children to play with the playset. Affected consumers should call Little Tikes at (800) 321-0183 to exchange the product, with the company paying for shipping charges. Consumers may also write to The Little Tikes Company at 2180 Barlow Road, Hudson, Ohio 44236.
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Choking
December 22, 1995 Release # 96-055 WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), The Little Tikes Company of Hudson, Ohio, is recalling approximately 160,000 Toddle Tots Dinosaur Mountain playsets. Small plastic cups that hold palm trees may detach, posing a choking risk to young children.CPSC is aware of 12 incidents in which the cups detached. In eight cases, parents found the cups in a child's mouth. Parents found two of the children choking but were able to remove the piece. Aside from a cut finger, no other injuries have been reported.The beige plastic playsets, measuring 23 inches long, 17 inches wide and 16 inches high, resemble a rocky cave. Three palm trees, held in place by small plastic cups, surround the cave. A red footbridge extends out of the front of the cave, over a blue moat. The playset was packaged with a caveman, cavewoman, pink baby dinosaur, red Tyrannosaurus, blue Brontosaurus and an orange Stegosaurus. The cavepeople fit in the back of the blue dinosaur and in a log-shaped car, also included with the set.Toy stores and other retail stores sold the playsets nationwide between June 1994 and December 1995 for approximately $30 to $40.Consumers should not allow children to play with the playset and should call Little Tikes at (800) 321-0183 to exchange the product. The company will pay for shipping charges associated with the exchange. Consumers also may write to The Little Tikes Company at 2180 Barlow Road, Hudson, Ohio 44236
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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