CPSC, Racing Champions Ertl, Inc. Announce Recall of Children's Toy Toolboxes
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2001-09-06 · 01228
Hazards
The toy's carrying handle can break, creating small parts and a sharp plastic edge that pose a choking and laceration hazard to young children.
Recall
Number
01228
Date
2001-09-06
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
John Deere Kids Toolboxes
Companies
Retailer(s)
John Deere dealers and other farm supply retail stores nationwide sold the toys, from June 2001 through September 2001, for about $13.
Importer(s)
Racing Champions Ertl Inc. (RCE), of Dyersville, Iowa
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The children's toolbox is a soft-shelled, plastic, green box with a yellow handle and yellow raised letters that read "John Deere." A John Deere Kids logo with a fawn inside a red oval is imprinted on the front of the toolbox. The toolbox is sold with a green and yellow plastic ratchet wrench and pliers inside. Stamped on the bottom of the product is "JOHN DEERE LICENSED PRODUCT" and "MADE IN CHINA." All yellow-handled toolboxes are included in this recall.