The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00127·Announced 2000-06-22

VTech Recalls Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones Due to Choking Hazard

VTech is recalling about 34,000 Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones because the ball-shaped antenna can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking hazard with one reported instance of a child starting to choke, which fits the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported or is minor.

Plain-English summary

VTech Industries LLC is recalling approximately 34,000 Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones. The recall was initiated because the toy phones feature a ball-shaped antenna that can detach, presenting a choking hazard to young children.

The affected phones are yellow with a blue padded border and a yellow ball-shaped antenna. They include a mirror, four colorful talking musical buttons, a ringing light-up phone button, and a red on/off button. A label on the toys reads "Soft Songs Baby Phone 39100," and the phones include the writing "VTECH" and "Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phone."

CPSC and VTech Industries have received nine reports of the plastic ball detaching from these phones. One child reportedly started to choke on one of these plastic balls. The phones were sold at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from January 2000 through May 2000 for about $10.

Consumers should immediately take these toy phones away from children. For more information, consumers can contact VTech at (800) 521-2010 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for a replacement phone or visit their website at www.vtechkids.com/html2/recall.html.

The recalled product

Product
Little Smart Soft Songs Baby Phones
Manufacturer
Vtech Industries LLC, of Wheeling, Ill.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
34,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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